Utah, 1998

Winter 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.

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
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.

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.

The radar

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

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Event by event

19 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

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

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

More

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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: 5664777, 5664778, 5664779, 5666280, 5666281, 5666282, 5666283, 5666284, 5666285, 5666286, 5666287, 5666288, 5666289, 5666290, 5666291, 5666292, 5666293, 5666294, 5666295.