Heavy Snow, Skamania T X S & X Sw/X E Cowlitz
- When
- December 5, 2:00 PM PST to December 6, 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Skamania T X S & X Sw/X E Cowlitz forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5 to 6, 1998
Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches were reported in Southwest Washington. Battle Ground reported 3 inches of new snow.
The toll
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches were reported in Southwest Washington. Battle Ground reported 3 inches of new snow.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Sw Clark
- When
- December 5, 2:00 PM PST to December 6, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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 Washington, December 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5677669, 5677670.