Utah, 1998

Heavy Snow in Utah, January 10 to 11, 1998

January 10 to 11, 1998 · NWS SLC · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

This was snow in the moist southwest flow out ahead of an approaching broad pacific trough. The highest snow totals during this time were Snowbird 14" (mountains) and 3" in Parowan and Spanish Fork (valleys).

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

This was snow in the moist southwest flow out ahead of an approaching broad pacific trough. The highest snow totals during this time were Snowbird 14" (mountains) and 3" in Parowan and Spanish Fork (valleys).

Event by event

9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab

When
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

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

When
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 AM 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
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where
C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, C W Box Elder/C W Xe Toole/X W Salt Lake/X Nw Utah

When
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where
C W Box Elder/C W Xe Toole/X W Salt Lake/X Nw Utah forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

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

When
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 AM 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
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Kane T X Nw X E/Sc Garfield forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

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

When
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 AM 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
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 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

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
January 10, 4:00 AM MST to January 11, 8:00 AM 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: 5664780, 5664781, 5664782, 5664783, 5664784, 5664785, 5664786, 5664787, 5664788.