Heavy Snow, Burke
- When
- December 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in North Dakota, December 4, 1998
A low pressure system developed over southeast Wyoming and moved east intensifying over the central plains during the late morning hours. A trough of low pressure extended into eastern Montana.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 BIS wrote it up.
A low pressure system developed over southeast Wyoming and moved east intensifying over the central plains during the late morning hours. A trough of low pressure extended into eastern Montana. Heavy snow developed along this trough in northeast Montana and spread into northwest North Dakota. Snow amounts ranged between 10 to 12 inches in a twelve hour period.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Divide
- When
- December 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Divide forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Renville
- When
- December 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Renville forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Williams
- When
- December 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Williams forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.344, -103.480 (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 Damaging Winds in Texas, December 4 to 11, 1998
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 4, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 4, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 4 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, December 4 to 6, 1998
- High Surf in California, December 4 to 5, 1998
- Heat in Arkansas, December 4 to 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, December 4, 1998
- Cold in California, December 4, 1998
- Heat in Rhode Island, December 4, 1998
- Heat in Georgia, December 4, 1998
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5676857, 5676858, 5676859, 5676860.