Utah, 1998

Winter Storm in Utah, January 19 to 20, 1998

January 19 to 20, 1998 · NWS SLC · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

One final cold front moved through Utah late on the 19th. High pressure then developed over the region ending the very active mid January storm pattern.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Events
11

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.

One final cold front moved through Utah late on the 19th. High pressure then developed over the region ending the very active mid January storm pattern. Some of the higher wind gusts associated with this frontal passage were: Stansbury Park 65 mph (56kts), Mt. Ogden 68 mph (59kts), Jupiter Peak 66 mph (57kts) and 45 mph (39kts) at the U of U. Top snow totals were Alta 27" and Bountiful 8" (valleys).

Event by event

11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Nw Cache

When
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Nw Cache forecast zone
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Winter Storm, Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe

When
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 AM 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
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 AM MST
Where
C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne 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
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 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

Winter Storm, Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis

When
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 AM 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
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 AM MST
Where
P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch 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
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 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

Winter Storm, W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E

When
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 AM 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
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 AM 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
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 AM 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
January 19, 6:00 AM MST to January 20, 4:00 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

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

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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: 5664906, 5664907, 5664908, 5664909, 5664910, 5664911, 5664912, 5664913, 5664914, 5664915, 5664916.