Utah, 1998

Heavy Snow in Utah, April 7, 1998

April 7, 1998 · NWS SLC · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Heavy snow fell across Utah as a fast moving storm moved through. Pinto Junction had 8" (valleys) and Alta 29" for the highest totals.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$8,000
Crop damage
$2,000
Events
10

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.

Heavy snow fell across Utah as a fast moving storm moved through. Pinto Junction had 8" (valleys) and Alta 29" for the highest totals.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
Property damage
$8,000
Crop damage
$2,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, Daggett/N Uintah

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Daggett/N Uintah forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
40.506, -109.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, E Wasatch T X Ne/S Wc Duchesne/X Ne San Pete/Carbon T Sc/P X Ne X Nw Emery

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
E Wasatch T X Ne/S Wc Duchesne/X Ne San Pete/Carbon T Sc/P X Ne X Nw Emery forecast zone
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 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM 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

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

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM 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, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, X Nw Kane/Xs Xe Iron/N W Washington/Nw Wc Garfield/Piute/W Wayne/Sevier T C/X E Millard/S Sanpete T Sc/X Se Juab/P X Nw Emery/X E Beaver

When
April 7, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
X Nw Kane/Xs Xe Iron/N W Washington/Nw Wc Garfield/Piute/W Wayne/Sevier T C/X E Millard/S Sanpete T Sc/X Se Juab/P X Nw Emery/X E Beaver 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

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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: 5665345, 5665346, 5665347, 5665348, 5665349, 5665350, 5665351, 5665352, 5665353, 5665354.