Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W
- When
- January 1, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lake/Klamath T X W forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
Winter Storm in Oregon, January 1, 1998
Truck driver was killed when the tractor-trailer truck she was driving slid off icy Hwy 97 near Gilchrist, and slammed into a tree.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
Truck driver was killed when the tractor-trailer truck she was driving slid off icy Hwy 97 near Gilchrist, and slammed into a tree.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Lake/Klamath T X W | 1998-01-01 | 51 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in Florida, January 1 to 25, 1998
- Wildfire and Rip Current in Guam, January 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 1 to 26, 1998
- Flood in Florida, January 1, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 1, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 1 to 3, 1998
- Hurricane in American Samoa, January 1 to 5, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, January 1 to 31, 1998
- Flooding in South Carolina, January 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, January 1 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 1 to 2, 1998
- Cold in Alaska, January 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, January 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: 5627239.