Utah, 1998

Heavy Snow in Utah, February 7 to 9, 1998

February 7 to 9, 1998 · NWS SLC · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

Periods of heavy snow occurred in the state. Numerous traffic accidents resulted in injuries and 2 fatalities.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
2
Injuries
20
Property damage
$80,000
Crop damage
$20,000
Events
15

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.

Periods of heavy snow occurred in the state. Numerous traffic accidents resulted in injuries and 2 fatalities. Brighton and Solitude had 33" of snow and Enterprise had 14" for the highest storm totals.

The radar

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

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Event by event

15 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Nw Cache

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Nw Cache forecast zone
Injuries
20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$80,000
Crop damage
$20,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

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

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 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
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, Daggett/N Uintah

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 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
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 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, Kane T X Nw X E/Sc Garfield

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Kane T X Nw X E/Sc Garfield forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

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

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch 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
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 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, Sc Se San Juan

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Sc Se San Juan forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
37.626, -109.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E 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
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 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
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, P Sc Carbon/Nw Emery T X Nw

When
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 PM MST
Where
P Sc Carbon/Nw Emery T X Nw forecast zone
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
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
February 7, 1:00 AM MST to February 9, 5:00 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

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heavy Snow, P Sc Carbon/Nw Emery T X Nw1998-02-0819MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
Heavy Snow, P Sc Carbon/Nw Emery T X Nw1998-02-0889FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

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: 5664928, 5664929, 5664930, 5664931, 5664932, 5664933, 5664934, 5664935, 5664936, 5664937, 5664938, 5665033, 5665034, 5665035, 5665036.