Winter Storm, Nw Cache
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Nw Cache forecast zone
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $95,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm in Utah, March 5 to 7, 1998
Another winter storm wreaked havoc in Utah during this time. Along the cold front wind gusts from 35-45 mph were common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Property damage
- $95,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- 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.
Another winter storm wreaked havoc in Utah during this time. Along the cold front wind gusts from 35-45 mph were common. The highest snow fell at Brian Head 40" and in the Eden and Liberty areas (valleys) 20-24".
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, C Ec Xse Duchesne
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- C Ec Xse Duchesne 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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, Millard T X E/Juab T X E
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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, Sc Se San Juan
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sc Se San Juan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.626, -109.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Winter Storm, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete
- When
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- March 5, 9:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM 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
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 5, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Mississippi, March 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 5, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 5 to 7, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, March 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 5 to 6, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, March 5 to 6, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 5, 1998
- Winter Weather in California, March 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Utah in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, March 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: 5665168, 5665169, 5665170, 5665171, 5665172, 5665173, 5665174, 5665175, 5665176, 5665177, 5665178, 5665179, 5665180, 5665181, 5665182, 5665183, 5665184, 5665185, 5665186.