Heavy Snow, Bartholomew
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bartholomew forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Indiana, February 4 to 7, 1998
A strong and nearly stationary upper level low pressure area over the lower Ohio Valley, in combination with a strong and cold anticyclone over the upper Great Lakes resulted in a 3 day period of heavy snow across southern Indiana. Airflow from the Atlantic Ocean pushed west into the Ohio Valley yielding anywhere from 4 to 10 inches of snow north of the Ohio valley.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
A strong and nearly stationary upper level low pressure area over the lower Ohio Valley, in combination with a strong and cold anticyclone over the upper Great Lakes resulted in a 3 day period of heavy snow across southern Indiana. Airflow from the Atlantic Ocean pushed west into the Ohio Valley yielding anywhere from 4 to 10 inches of snow north of the Ohio valley. Counties along the Ohio River in both Indiana, kentucky and Ohio exeperienced record snowfall events for a single storm with amounts reaching from 18 to 24 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Brown
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -86.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Daviess
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Decatur
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Greene
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jennings
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jennings forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.997, -85.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lawrence
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Martin
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Monroe
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.161, -86.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Rush
- When
- February 4, 7:00 AM EST to February 7, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rush forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, February 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5634535, 5634536, 5634537, 5634632, 5634633, 5634634, 5634635, 5634636, 5634637, 5634638, 5634639, 5634640.