Washington, 1998Heavy Snow in Washington, December 1 to 3, 1998
December 1 to 3, 1998 · NWS PDT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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, Kittitas Valley
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Kittitas Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.791, -120.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three inches of snow fell overnight at an elevation of 2400 feet.
Heavy Snow, X Se Walla Walla/S Columbia
- When
- December 1, 12:00 PM PST to December 3, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- X Se Walla Walla/S Columbia forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.264, -118.193 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A total of nineteen inches of snow fell in 35 hours at an elevation of 4500 feet.
- 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.
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998$450 million · 24 events
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998$265 million · 24 events
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998$14 million · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 1 to 29, 1998$150,000 · 12 events
- Heavy Rain in California, December 1, 1998$140,000 · 1 event
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 1, 19983 injured · $10,000 · 55 kt wind · 25 events
- Drought in Virginia, December 1 to 31, 199822 events
- Heat in Kentucky, December 1 to 7, 199822 events
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 199822 events
- Heat in New Jersey, December 1 to 7, 199820 events
- Heat in Wisconsin, December 1 to 6, 199820 events
- Heat in Illinois, December 1 to 8, 199819 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: 5675234, 5675058.