Winter Storm, Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm in Utah, December 31, 1998
The year ended on a snowy note over many mountain locations of the state, as another storm pushed through. The storm lingered into the early morning hours of the new year, but most of the snow fell before the clock struck midnight.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
The year ended on a snowy note over many mountain locations of the state, as another storm pushed through. The storm lingered into the early morning hours of the new year, but most of the snow fell before the clock struck midnight. Some of the higher snow totals were Elk Meadows with 20 inches, Alta with 12 inches, Snowbird 10 inches, and Farmington Canyon with 7 inches.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm, Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm, P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm, Rich/Cache T Nw/P E C Weber/Most of Morgan/Nw Summit/Ne Salt Lake/X Ne Box Elder
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 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
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm, W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 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
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
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
- Rip Current in Puerto Rico, December 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 31, 1998
- Drought in New Jersey, December 31, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, December 31, 1998
- Drought in Pennsylvania, December 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 31, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 31, 1998
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 31, 1998
- Heat in Pennsylvania, December 31, 1998
- Drought in Maryland, December 31, 1998
- Drought in Delaware, December 31, 1998
More
Every storm in Utah in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5676275, 5676276, 5676277, 5676278, 5676279, 5676280, 5676281, 5676282.