Utah, 1998Winter Storm in Utah, January 4 to 5, 1998
January 4 to 5, 1998 · NWS SLC · 19 events in 19 counties and zones
A strong pacific coast trough moved through the state. Gusty northwest-north winds 40-50 mph developed behind the cold front.
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
A strong pacific coast trough moved through the state. Gusty northwest-north winds 40-50 mph developed behind the cold front. The highest reported gust was in American Fork at 50 mph (43 kts). Brian Head had 28" (mountains) and Tooele had 11" (valleys) for the highest storm snow totals.
Winter Storm, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 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
Winter Storm, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 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
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 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
Winter Storm, Nw Cache
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Nw Cache forecast zone
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 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
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 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
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 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, Daggett/N Uintah
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 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)
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 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 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
Winter Storm, Kane T X Nw X E/Sc Garfield
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kane T X Nw X E/Sc Garfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, Millard T X E/Juab T X E
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 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
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, Ne Garfield/X Sc X Se Wayne/C N San Juan
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ne Garfield/X Sc X Se Wayne/C N San Juan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 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
Winter Storm, P Sc Carbon/Nw Emery T X Nw
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 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
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 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
Winter Storm, S Uintah/N Grand
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- S Uintah/N Grand forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 39.554, -109.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in California, January 4 to 25, 19982 deaths · $5,000 · 60 kt wind · 8 events
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 4, 19981 death · 2 injured · $40,000 · 19 events
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 4 to 5, 19981 death · $20,000 · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Oregon, January 4, 19981 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, January 4 to 5, 199814 injured · $67,000 · 12 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 4 to 5, 19981 death · 3 events
- Ice Storm in Iowa, January 4, 1998$1.0 million · 51 events
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 4 to 6, 1998$150,000 · 3 events
- Winter Weather in New York, January 4 to 6, 1998$125,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 1998$75,000 · 6 events
- Heavy Rain in Texas, January 4 to 5, 199846 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 1998$61,000 · 78 kt wind · 5 events
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: 5664777, 5664778, 5664779, 5666280, 5666281, 5666282, 5666283, 5666284, 5666285, 5666286, 5666287, 5666288, 5666289, 5666290, 5666291, 5666292, 5666293, 5666294, 5666295.