Heavy Snow, Kootenai/Cabinet Region
- When
- December 2, 3:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kootenai/Cabinet Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 48.171, -114.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Montana, December 2, 1998
Banfield Mtn (5600 feet) 11 inches of snowHand Creek (5000 feet) 8 inches of snowHawkins Lake (6400 feet) 10 inches of snowFlattop Mtn (6300 feet) 16 inches of snowHoodoo Basin (6000 feet) 16 inches of snowPike Creek (5900 feet) 8 inches of snow
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 MSO wrote it up.
Banfield Mtn (5600 feet) 11 inches of snowHand Creek (5000 feet) 8 inches of snowHawkins Lake (6400 feet) 10 inches of snowFlattop Mtn (6300 feet) 16 inches of snowHoodoo Basin (6000 feet) 16 inches of snowPike Creek (5900 feet) 8 inches of snow
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Glacier Region
- When
- December 2, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Glacier Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 47.971, -114.069 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- December 2, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 47.286, -114.685 (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
- Heat in New York, December 2 to 7, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 2, 1998
- Flooding in Oregon, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2, 1998
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Flooding in California, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Storm Surge in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heat in Vermont, December 2 to 7, 1998
- Flood in Washington, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 2, 1998
- Heat in Massachusetts, December 2 to 7, 1998
More
Every storm in Montana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, December 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: 5677644, 5677645, 5677646.