Heavy Snow, Northern Nye
- When
- February 23, 9:00 AM PST to February 24, 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Nye forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 1998
The final El Nino enhanced storm for February hit south central and extreme southern Nevada hard. Much of northern Nye county above 6,000 feet saw a foot or more of snow in 18 hours.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $50,000
- 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 VEF wrote it up.
The final El Nino enhanced storm for February hit south central and extreme southern Nevada hard. Much of northern Nye county above 6,000 feet saw a foot or more of snow in 18 hours. Manhattan (7,100 feet), 50 miles north of Tonopah, reported 14 inches of new snow. The Spring Mountains of extreme southern Nevada were blanketed with heavy snow. Mt. Charleston received 20 inches of new snow and the Lee Canyon ski area picked up around 30 inches. In Lincoln County, the 24 hour snowfall at the 6,000 foot level, near Pioche, was 20 inches. Many power poles were downed and several tractor-trailers were jack-knifed on the summit of Highway 93 between Panaca and Pioche.
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, Wc Clark/P X Se Nye
- When
- February 23, 10:00 AM PST to February 24, 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Wc Clark/P X Se Nye forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.129, -115.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lincoln T Sc
- When
- February 23, 12:00 PM PST to February 24, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lincoln T Sc forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 37.643, -114.877 (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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Flood in California, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, February 23, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23, 1998
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, February 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 23 to 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Nevada in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, 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: 5634880, 5634881, 5635218.