Utah, 1998

Heavy Snow in Utah, March 27 to 30, 1998

March 27 to 30, 1998 · NWS SLC · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Heavy snow fell in southwest and northern Utah during this time causing numerous traffic accidents. Alta had 57" and 10" of snow fell in Salt Lake Avenues District (valleys) for the highest storm totals.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
6
Property damage
$80,000
Crop damage
$6,000
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.

Heavy snow fell in southwest and northern Utah during this time causing numerous traffic accidents. Alta had 57" and 10" of snow fell in Salt Lake Avenues District (valleys) for the highest storm totals.

Event by event

11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis

When
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$80,000
Crop damage
$6,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

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

When
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 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
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 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, Kane T X Nw X E/Sc Garfield

When
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 PM 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
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 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
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 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, Sc Washington

When
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Sc Washington forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

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

When
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 PM MST
Where
W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E 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
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 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, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab

When
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 PM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab 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
March 27, 12:00 PM MST to March 30, 12:00 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

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: 5665330, 5665331, 5665332, 5665333, 5665334, 5665335, 5665336, 5665337, 5665338, 5665339, 5665340.