Heavy Snow, Kootenai/Cabinet Region
- When
- December 29, 4:00 AM MST to 11:55 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 29, 1998
Moss Peak (6781 feet) 8 inches of snowFlattop Mtn (6299 feet) 9 inches of snowNoisy Basin (6040 feet) 16 inches of snowStahl Peak (6030 feet) 14 inches of snowSaddle Mtn (7900 feet) 6 inches of snowTwin Lakes (6401 feet) 8 inches of snowNorth Fork Jocko (6250 feet)18 inches of snowHawkins Lake 8…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
Moss Peak (6781 feet) 8 inches of snowFlattop Mtn (6299 feet) 9 inches of snowNoisy Basin (6040 feet) 16 inches of snowStahl Peak (6030 feet) 14 inches of snowSaddle Mtn (7900 feet) 6 inches of snowTwin Lakes (6401 feet) 8 inches of snowNorth Fork Jocko (6250 feet)18 inches of snowHawkins Lake 8 inches of snowSkalkaho Summit 8 inches of snowCalvert Snotel 12 inches of snowNorth Fork Elk Creek 8 inches of snow
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Glacier Region
- When
- December 29, 4:00 AM MST to 11:55 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, Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains
- When
- December 29, 4:00 AM MST to 11:55 PM MST
- Where
- Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.508, -113.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Butte / Pintlar Region
- When
- December 29, 4:00 AM MST to 11:55 PM MST
- Where
- Butte / Pintlar Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.306, -113.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Blackfoot Region
- When
- December 29, 4:00 AM MST to 11:55 PM MST
- Where
- Blackfoot Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.986, -113.597 (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
- Dense Fog in California, December 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 29, 1998
- Ice Storm in Montana, December 29 to 30, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 29, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675653, 5675654, 5675655, 5675656, 5675657.