Winter Storm, Benton
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Iowa, January 20 to 21, 1998
A winter storm dumped 2 to 4 inches of snow over Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois with isolated heavier amounts..
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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 DVN wrote it up.
A winter storm dumped 2 to 4 inches of snow over Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois with isolated heavier amounts..
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Buchanan
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cedar
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Delaware
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dubuque
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Dubuque forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jones
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Linn
- When
- January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 20, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 20 to 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 20 to 21, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, January 20 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Nebraska, January 20 to 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 20 to 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5636747, 5636748, 5636749, 5636750, 5636751, 5636752, 5636753, 5636754, 5636755.