Utah, 1998Heavy 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.
- 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.
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.
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
- 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.
- High Wind in Ohio, March 27, 19981 death · $2,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 19982 injured · $1.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 27, 1998$90,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998$89,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 27, 1998$25,000 · 25 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 27, 19981 injured · $30,000 · 1 event
- Heat in Maine, March 27 to 31, 199824 events
- Heat in New York, March 27 to 31, 199824 events
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, March 27, 19981 injured · $20,000 · 1 event
- Heat in Virginia, March 27 to 31, 199822 events
- Heat in New Jersey, March 27 to 31, 199820 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: 5665330, 5665331, 5665332, 5665333, 5665334, 5665335, 5665336, 5665337, 5665338, 5665339, 5665340.