Heavy Snow in Utah, January 30, 1998

Name: Heavy Snow in Utah, January 30, 1998
Start: 1998-01-30T05:00
End: 1998-01-30T22:00
Location: Utah

January 30, 1998 · NWS SLC · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A weak trough brought criteria snow to several spots. Snowbird received the most with 12".

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

A weak trough brought criteria snow to several spots. Snowbird received the most with 12".

Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

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

When: January 30, 5:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
Where: W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Heavy Snow, C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne

When: January 30, 5:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
Where: C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne 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 30, 5:00 AM MST to 10:00 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, P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch

When: January 30, 5:00 AM MST to 10:00 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: January 30, 5:00 AM MST to 10:00 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, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete

When: January 30, 5:00 AM MST to 10:00 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, 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 30, 5:00 AM MST to 10:00 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

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

Every storm in Utah in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Utah, January 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: 5664917, 5664918, 5664919, 5664920, 5664921, 5664922, 5664923.