Winter Storm, Boone
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 1998
A slow-moving East coast storm brought significant moisture west of the Appalachians and by the time it was finished, had dumped 15 to 30 inches of snow across Northern Kentucky. 5 inches, which was a new record total for a single storm.
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 ILN wrote it up.
A slow-moving East coast storm brought significant moisture west of the Appalachians and by the time it was finished, had dumped 15 to 30 inches of snow across Northern Kentucky. The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky airport in Boone county received 18.5 inches, which was a new record total for a single storm. Numerous traffic accidents occurred as the snow fell too fast for road crews to keep the roads clear.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Bracken
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bracken forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -84.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Campbell
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.947, -84.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.668, -85.124 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gallatin
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.757, -84.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grant
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.649, -84.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kenton
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kenton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lewis
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.532, -83.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Owen
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -84.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pendleton
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pendleton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.696, -84.360 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Robertson
- When
- February 3, 10:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Robertson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.519, -84.052 (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 Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, February 3 to 4, 1998
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, February 3, 1998
- Flood in California, February 3 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 3 to 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 3 to 6, 1998
- Flood in California, February 3, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 3 to 4, 1998
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, 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: 5629158, 5629159, 5629160, 5629161, 5629162, 5629163, 5629164, 5629165, 5629166, 5629167, 5629168, 5629169.