Winter Storm, Nw Cache
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Nw Cache forecast zone
- Injuries
- 40 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $900,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm in Utah, February 21 to 27, 1998
An active storm pattern dumped record snowfall and brought high winds to Utah. Hundreds of traffic accidents were reported.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 40
- Property damage
- $900,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Events
- 16
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.
An active storm pattern dumped record snowfall and brought high winds to Utah. Hundreds of traffic accidents were reported. Alta measured 87" of snow and Bountiful 51" (valleys) during this time. Some of the highest wind gusts reported were Signal Peak RAWS (Sevier county) 93 mph (81kts) and Bullfrog Marina 62 mph (54kts).
Event by event
16 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, C Ec Xse Duchesne
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- C Ec Xse Duchesne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, C W Box Elder/C W Xe Toole/X W Salt Lake/X Nw Utah
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- C W Box Elder/C W Xe Toole/X W Salt Lake/X Nw Utah forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, E Wasatch T X Ne/S Wc Duchesne/X Ne San Pete/Carbon T Sc/P X Ne X Nw Emery
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 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
Winter Storm, Millard T X E/Juab T X E
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Millard T X E/Juab T X E forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, P Sc Carbon/Nw Emery T X Nw
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- P Sc Carbon/Nw Emery T X Nw forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, Rich/Cache T Nw/P E C Weber/Most of Morgan/Nw Summit/Ne Salt Lake/X Ne Box Elder
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 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
Winter Storm, W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 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
Winter Storm, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab
- When
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, 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
- February 21, 6:00 AM MST to February 27, 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
- 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
- Cold in South Carolina, February 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 21, 1998
- Flooding in California, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1998
- Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Utah in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, 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: 5665065, 5665066, 5665067, 5665068, 5665152, 5665153, 5665154, 5665155, 5665156, 5665157, 5665158, 5665159, 5665160, 5665161, 5665162, 5665163.