Montana, 1998Heavy Snow in Montana, March 23, 1998
March 23, 1998 · NWS GGW · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
5 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- 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.
Heavy Snow, Daniels
- When
- March 23, 1:00 AM MST to 9:30 AM MST
- Where
- Daniels forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Up to 5 inches of snow fell rapidly over a wide area from Saco to the North Dakota border. The heavy snow reduced visibilities to less than a quarter of a mile at times.
Heavy Snow, Richland
- When
- March 23, 1:00 AM MST to 9:30 AM MST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.788, -104.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Roosevelt
- When
- March 23, 1:00 AM MST to 9:30 AM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sheridan
- When
- March 23, 1:00 AM MST to 9:30 AM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Valley
- When
- March 23, 1:00 AM MST to 9:30 AM MST
- Where
- Valley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- High Wind in Alaska, March 23 to 24, 1998$60,000 · 87 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Nevada, March 23, 1998$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in California, March 23, 199868 kt wind · 2 events
- Waterspout in Florida, March 23, 19981 event
- High Wind in California, March 23, 199855 kt wind · 1 event
- Waterspout in Florida, March 23, 19981 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, March 23 to 24, 19981 event
- High Wind in Oregon, March 23, 199874 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Nevada, March 23, 199859 kt wind · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in California, March 23, 19981 event
- Flood in Oregon, March 23, 19981 event
- Flood in Idaho, March 23 to 24, 19981 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5635100, 5635101, 5635102, 5635103, 5635104.