Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, January 10 to 14, 1998

Name: Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, January 10 to 14, 1998
Start: 1998-01-10T15:00
End: 1998-01-14T12:00
Location: Washington

January 10 to 14, 1998 · NWS PQR · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

The area of Southwest Washington and western Columbia River Gorge experienced the same storm as described in the narrative for Oregon zones 001-004 and 006-009. See that narrative for details.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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.

The area of Southwest Washington and western Columbia River Gorge experienced the same storm as described in the narrative for Oregon zones 001-004 and 006-009. See that narrative for details.

Event by event

2 winter storm, 2 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Sw Clark

When: January 10, 3:00 PM PST to January 11, 7:00 PM PST
Where: Sw Clark forecast zone

Winter Storm, X S Skamania

When: January 10, 4:00 PM PST to January 12, 12:00 PM PST
Where: X S Skamania forecast zone

Ice Storm, Sw Clark

When: January 11, 2:00 PM PST to January 12, 3:00 PM PST
Where: Sw Clark forecast zone
Property damage: $250,000

Ice Storm, X S Skamania

When: January 11, 8:00 PM PST to January 14, 12:00 PM PST
Where: X S Skamania forecast zone

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Ice Storm: Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Washington in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Washington, January 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: 5630575, 5630576, 5630573, 5630574.