Heavy Snow, Beckham
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM CST to February 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beckham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, February 4 to 5, 1998
Rain changed to snow across portions of western Oklahoma and western north Texas late in the evening of February 4th, then moderate to heavy snow lasted through midday of the 5th. Snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches were reported across far southwestern Oklahoma from Beckham County south across Greer, Jackson, and Harmon Counties in Oklahoma and across the Red River into Hardeman and Foard…
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 OUN wrote it up.
Rain changed to snow across portions of western Oklahoma and western north Texas late in the evening of February 4th, then moderate to heavy snow lasted through midday of the 5th. Snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches were reported across far southwestern Oklahoma from Beckham County south across Greer, Jackson, and Harmon Counties in Oklahoma and across the Red River into Hardeman and Foard Counties in Texas. The heaviest snow was reported in Harmon County, where Hollis measured 4 inches.
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, Greer
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM CST to February 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Harmon
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM CST to February 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harmon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM CST to February 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.588, -99.415 (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
- 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 Oklahoma in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, 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: 5634838, 5634839, 5634840, 5634841.