Nevada, 1998

Avalanche in Nevada, February 23, 1998

February 23, 1998 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 avalanche, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 avalanche. Local standard time, as filed.

Avalanche, X Sw Washoe/W Carson City/Nw Douglas

When
February 23, 2:25 PM PST to 2:30 PM PST
Where
X Sw Washoe/W Carson City/Nw Douglas forecast zone
Coordinates
39.789, -119.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mt. Rose Highway: avalanche briefly closed highway, no vehicles involved or damages noted.

What these are

Avalanche
A mass of snow sliding down a mountainside that caused a death, an injury or damage.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5635070.