Winter Storm in Utah, November 17, 1998

Name: Winter Storm in Utah, November 17, 1998
Start: 1998-11-17T12:00
End: 1998-11-17T23:00
Location: Utah

November 17, 1998 · NWS SLC · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A cold front blasted through the state on the 17th, with the main impact being strong winds. Not much damage was reported, but some shingles were blown off of a home in Spring Lake.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 cold front blasted through the state on the 17th, with the main impact being strong winds. Not much damage was reported, but some shingles were blown off of a home in Spring Lake. Some of the stronger reported wind gusts were Dugway with 69 mph (60 kts), Snowbird Hidden Peak with 64 mph (56 kts), Stockton with 62 mph (54 kts) and Vernon Hill at 61 mph (53 kts). The storm dropped 10 inches of snow at Tony Grove and Monte Cristo, 5-7 inches up Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon, 6 inches at Chalk Creek and 5 inches in Farmington Canyon and Park City.

Event by event

7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe

When: November 17, 12:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where: Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, C W Box Elder/C W Xe Toole/X W Salt Lake/X Nw Utah

When: November 17, 12:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where: C W Box Elder/C W Xe Toole/X W Salt Lake/X Nw Utah forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, Millard T X E/Juab T X E

When: November 17, 12:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where: Millard T X E/Juab T X E forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis

When: November 17, 12:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where: Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E

When: November 17, 12:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where: W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete

When: November 17, 12:00 PM MST to 11:00 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: GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab

When: November 17, 12:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where: W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

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

Every storm in Utah in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Utah, November 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: 5670884, 5676987, 5676988, 5676989, 5676990, 5676991, 5676992.