July 2020
SATURDAY JULY 4, 2020
0430L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD CO. EMERGENCY MGMT-7/4/2020 1- Thunderstorms are a possibility this morning though severe storms are unlikely. If storms do occur here, heavy rainfall, maybe small hail, gusty winds, and intense lightning would be the main issues. They should be out of the area later this morning. 2- Overall, a good hot and humid day in store after the rain threat moves out. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today-Partly cloudy. [...]
FRIDAY JULY 3, 2020
0400L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-7/3/2020 Today’s post has some humor in it. Hope you see it! 1- NO advisories as of this typing but it will be hot again today with highs in the upper 90s and the heat index around 102. Winds will average around 10 mph. There is also a 40% chance for thunderstorms late this afternoon into the evening/overnight hours. Lows around 70 with light and variable winds around [...]
THURSDAY JULY 2, 2020
0410L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-7/2/2020 VANCE RADAR IS DOWN AS IS THE WICHITA RADAR. Don’t worry, we can make due, without them in the event of severe weather. We’ve done it before. 1-HEAT ADVISORY in effect until 8pm tonight along with a MARGINAL RISK for SEVERE WEATHER late this afternoon into the evening hours. If storms occur, hail, winds, lightning, & torrential rainfall will be the main threats. 2- Heat related illness [...]
WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 2020
0420L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-7/1/2020 1- HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY EVENING. Use EXTREME CAUTION while working outside. Parameters today will be about the same as yesterday except the winds shouldn’t be near as strong. High temps will be around 104 with the HEAT INDEX near 110. There will be an outside chance for a stray storm later today too. If storms occur, strong/damaging downbursts, per guidance, will be [...]
June 2020
TUESDAY JUNE 30, 2020
0345L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/30/2020 1- HEAT ADVISORY in effect from noon until 9pm this evening. GARFIELD COUNTY is included in this one. There is a RED FLAG WARNING in effect just to our west for roughly the western 1/3rd of the state. Basically it’s going to be extremely hot, humid, windy, and the fire danger near critical. See attached graph. 2- If anyone see’s smoke or fire, call 911 immediately so a response [...]
MONDAY JUNE 29, 2020
0350L-MONDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/29/2020 1- HOT, HUMID, AND WINDY once again with an added FIRE DANGER for today. Temps will be in the upper 90s with the heat index near 103. South winds will average 20 mph with higher gusts and humidity will drop to around 40% by late afternoon. It will be lower on Tuesday, thus the fire danger. Overall, just be careful utilizing anything related to fire and we [...]
SUNDAY JUNE 28, 2020
0405L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-6/28/2020 1- WINDY, HUMID, AND HOT with the HEAT INDEX near 100 will make for a miserable day. If you plan on doing yardwork, be sure you hydrate yourself and take breaks. It isn’t that important that you hurt yourself just to get the yard done. Take a few precautions and you should be ok. 2-The FIRE DANGER is still around and with lessening rain chances, it will get worse, [...]
SATURDAY JUNE 27, 2020
0350L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-6/27/2020 1- There is a chance we could see a shower or t-storm this morning. IF that were to happen, gusty winds would be the main threat. Overall just hot and humid throughout the day. 2- For the up and coming week, expect low chances for rain and hot temps through roughly Thursday per guidance so get out and enjoy the heat. For those that hate the heat, [...]
FRIDAY JUNE 26, 2020
0420L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/26/2020 1- WINDY AND DRY with a chance for thunderstorms late tonight. We are in a SEVERE drought right now so be extremely careful out there utilizing anything related to fire. 2- As for FIREWORKS; if you plan on buying fireworks, make sure you already have permission from a landowner outside of the city limits BEFORE spending a lot of money as it’s ILLEGAL to fire them off [...]
THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2020
0350L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/25/2020 1- We are not in a thunderstorm risk area today. Starting Friday through the next 4-6 days we’ll have a 20-30% chance for thunderstorms so go ahead with your plans but just stay weather aware wherever you plan on going. Overall, we’ll be ok. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Thursday- Sunny with a high near 93. South winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts as [...]
WEDNESDAY JUNE 24, 2020
405L- WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/24/2020 1- We are a GENERAL THUNDERSTORM risk area for today and again tomorrow. Chances for thunderstorms are less than 20% so get outside and enjoy but keep an eye out just in case. Overall, we’ll be ok. If any storms do occur, heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and lightning would be the main threats. 2- Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Wednesday-20% chance of showers and [...]
TUESDAY JUNE 23, 2020
0340L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/23/2020 1- We are not in any risk category today for rain or thunderstorms but we’ll be back in at least the GENERAL category Wednesday & Thursday and most likely for the rest of the week. Being under NW FLOW gives us our rain chances. SUMMERTIME will return soon so remain prepared for that. 2- Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Tuesday- Mostly sunny with a high [...]
MONDAY JUNE 22, 2020
0355L-MONDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/22/2020 1- Cool start today but hot and humid this afternoon with a MARGINAL RISK for thunderstorms. Last night storms dumped a lot of rain in a short time. I received 1.7 inches of rain last night in 50 minutes. Let me know what your totals were if you don’t mind. 2- With the threat of rain looming in the forecast, if you plan to travel or whatever, [...]
SUNDAY JUNE 21, 2020
0405L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/21/2020 1- MARGINAL RISK for severe weather early this morning and then we will be in an ENHANCED RISK for severe weather from roughly 4pm through the overnight hours. Main risks will be winds-60-80 mph, large hail, and a low possibility for isolated tornadoes as storms from Kansas move into Oklahoma later this afternoon and evening. 2-Believe it or not, the fire danger will be around as winds increase and [...]
SATURDAY JUNE 20, 2020
0405L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/20/2020 1- MARGINAL RISK for severe weather to our south, if traveling south, stay weather aware wherever you may be going. We received 1.7 inches of rainfall here in Enid so let me know your totals too from yesterday. Some areas around Hillsdale received around 3 inches. We needed rain but not all at once!! That’s ok though, we take it! 2- I attached several graphics to this [...]
FRIDAY JUNE 19, 2020
0340L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/19/2020 1- MARGINAL RISK for severe weather today across most of the area with a slight risk in SW OKLAHOMA. The main risk for us looks to be torrential rainfall along with strong winds. Storms could occur just about anytime during the day and tonight. A slow moving front is the cause for this so hopefully we see that rainfall. 2- AT 0330 this morning we have thunderstorms [...]
THURSDAY JUNE 18, 2020
0415L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/18/2020 1- MARGINAL RISK for storms this evening & overnight. If storms occur, damaging winds will be the main threat. As it looks right now, we may have an overnight event so we’ll watch this carefully and see what happens. This will become the basic norm for the next 3 to 4 days. We need the rain so this will beat eating dirt, smoke, and soot. 2- The [...]
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2020
0410L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/17/2020 1- We are under a GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER as conditions are ELEVATED. Northern and Western Oklahoma are affected from 1pm until 7pm this evening. We are expecting South winds 20-30 gusting to 35, Humidity 25-30%, Temps-mid-90s. As I have been stating, it seems like weeks now, if you see smoke or fire, call 911. 2-CUDO’S to our fire dispatchers each day as we drive them crazy wondering [...]
TUESDAY JUNE 16, 2020
0355L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/16/2020 1- HOT AND DRY with an elevated FIRE WEATHER concern. Today will feel like yesterday and relief isn’t here yet. Per model guidance the CHANCE for rain Thursday through the weekend has gone up to 30%. Based on what I have read our rain chances COULD come mostly overnight. We’ll see what happens as model guidance hopefully comes together. We definitely need the rain. 2- Here is [...]
MONDAY JUNE 15, 2020
0405L-MONDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MGMT-6/15/2020 1-WE ARE IN AN ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITION AREA TODAY. NO “CONTROLLED BURNING” TODAY PLEASE. TEMPS MID TO UPPER 90’S, HUMIDITY UPPER TEENS TO 20 PERCENT, SOUTH WINDS 15-20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH. 2- Other than the above, a nice day on tap if you like the heat, eating dirt due to the winds and watching for smoke plumes. Keep one thing to [...]
