Heavy Snow, W Kittitas/W Yakima/W Klickitat T X Sw
- When
- December 5, 1:00 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Kittitas/W Yakima/W Klickitat T X Sw forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5, 1998
Two to three and a half inches of snow fell in three hours around an elevation of 2200 feet.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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 PDT wrote it up.
Two to three and a half inches of snow fell in three hours around an elevation of 2200 feet.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, E Kittitas
- When
- December 5, 1:00 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- E Kittitas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.791, -120.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, E Yakima
- When
- December 5, 1:00 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- E Yakima forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -120.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and High Wind in California, December 5 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, December 5 to 6, 1998
- Tornado in California, December 5, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 5 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, December 5, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, December 5 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 5 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5 to 6, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, December 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 5, 1998
- Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Washington in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, December 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: 5675365, 5675366, 5675367.