Heavy Rain, Weber
- When
- May 8, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Weber County, Roy
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.270, -111.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow and Hail in Utah, May 8, 1998
Heavy rains combined with the spring runoff and caused flooding in several homes in Weber county. 5" of rain fell in the area in 2 hours time.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Events
- 3
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 rains combined with the spring runoff and caused flooding in several homes in Weber county. From .75-1.5" of rain fell in the area in 2 hours time. 5" of snow was reported in the southwest mountains.
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 heavy rain, 1 heavy snow, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Central and Southwest Mountains
- When
- May 8, 2:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central and Southwest Mountains forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $200
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Hail, Weber
- When
- May 8, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Weber County, Ogden
- Measured
- 0.8 in hail
- Crop damage
- $300
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -111.970
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8 to 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 8, 1998
- Strong Wind in Kansas, May 8, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, May 8 to 16, 1998
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 8, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 8, 1998
- Hail in North Carolina, May 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Utah in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, May 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: 5665260, 5665262, 5665261.