Utah, 1998

Heavy Snow in Utah, April 17, 1998

April 17, 1998 · NWS SLC · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

5-10" of snow fell in the northern mountains.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
$200
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 SLC wrote it up.

5-10" of snow fell in the northern mountains.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete

When
April 17, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
Where
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch

When
April 17, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
Where
P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch forecast zone
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
$200
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, Rich/Cache T Nw/P E C Weber/Most of Morgan/Nw Summit/Ne Salt Lake/X Ne Box Elder

When
April 17, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
Where
Rich/Cache T Nw/P E C Weber/Most of Morgan/Nw Summit/Ne Salt Lake/X Ne Box Elder forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

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

More

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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: 5665187, 5665425, 5665426.