Winter Weather, Eastern Columbia
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in New York, February 4 to 5, 1998
An intense low pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced freezing rain across the Mid-Hudson Valley, eastern Catskills and southern Taconics. The freezing rain was occasionally mixed with sleet and wet snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 ALY wrote it up.
An intense low pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced freezing rain across the Mid-Hudson Valley, eastern Catskills and southern Taconics. The freezing rain was occasionally mixed with sleet and wet snow. Icy roads caused many traffic accidents and school closings. In southern Columbia County, State Highway 82 was closed during the early morning hours due to several accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Eastern Dutchess
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Greene
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Ulster
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ulster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Columbia
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Dutchess
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Dutchess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Greene
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Ulster
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Ulster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5631077, 5631078, 5631079, 5631080, 5631081, 5631219, 5631220, 5631221.