November 2017
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-THURSDAY-11/2/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! DISASTER RESILIENCE SEMINAR-11-15-17 FROM 10AM TO 3PM-LUNCH IS PROVIDED AND THERE IS NO COST. LOCATION: CONVENTION HALL IN ENID. PLEASE R.S.V.P TO ME BY EMAIL mike@gcem.org or mhonigsberg@enid.org We continue to slowly warm up and high temps will be around 80 give or take Saturday and Sunday then we cool down again. It’s that time of year!! No rain is [...]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-WEDNESDAY-11/01/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM Drastic temperature changes for the next few days as warm temps push back into the area. As stated in earlier posts, we will be on a roller coaster ride into early next week per temps so keep a jacket handy for the evening hours. Fire danger is increasing so be careful! Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Wednesday... Warmer with highs in the [...]
October 2017
TUESDAY OCTOBER 31, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-TUESDAY-10/31/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP “GARFIELD COUNTY EM” IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! I really enjoy the weather when it’s nice outside. Temps will be up and down over the next week or so due to weak fronts and you warm weather folks will enjoy temps in the 70-80 degree range this weekend. FIRE DANGER is slowly increasing so be careful out there!! If you want to attend our DISASTER RESILIENCE [...]
MONDAY OCTOBER 30, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- MONDAY-10/30/17 OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- YOU’LL NEED IT THIS WINTER!! A cold front has pushed through the area overnight and will keep our temps mostly in the 50’s today along with gusty North winds. Temps this week will be on a roller coaster so stay aware of that. Any rain chances this week are slim to none so be careful out there as the FIRE DANGER is slowly increasing. Here [...]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 29, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SUNDAY-10/29/17 SHORT AND SWEET FOR SUNDAY-Here’s your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Sunday-sunny and warmer. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunday night- clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. HAVE A GREAT DAY!! MIKE
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SATURDAY-10/28/17 FREEZE WARNING STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING. DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Saturday-Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Saturday Night-Clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. HAVE A SUPER DAY!! MIKE
FRIDAY OCTOBER 27, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-FRIDAY-10/27/17 FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 7AM THIS MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE CROPS AND VEGETATION. As stated in earlier posts before, make sure you take the proper precautions to protect yourself, your family, your house, your vehicles, and your pets from these colder temps [...]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 2017
FROM ENID/GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-THURSDAY-10/26/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE!! WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7PM TONIGHT THROUGH 7AM FRIDAY MORNING. FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DETAILS ON THE NWS WEBSITE weather.gov/oun Enjoy today as it is the last 70 degree day for a while. Colder weather and windy conditions will exist so prepare accordingly. WIND CHILL is back in our vocabulary for [...]
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-WEDNESDAY-10/25/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Enjoy today and tomorrow as high temps will be in the mid 70’s. A cold front will push in late Thursday and temps will begin to fall. We’ll be below freezing Saturday and Sunday morning so make sure you’re prepared for that. It’s just that time of year. Enjoy!! Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Wednesday-Sunny, with a [...]
TUESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-TUESDAY-10/24/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Keeping this short and sweet – windy and cool today so get out and enjoy. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today-Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Tonight-Clear, with a low around 38. North [...]
MONDAY OCTOBER 23, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- MONDAY-10/23/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Monday-Sunny with a high near 71. West southwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Monday Night=Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest winds around 10 mph. We expect a front to push through the area again this afternoon but [...]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SUNDAY-10/22/17 DOWNLOAD OUR APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE The front came and went with a lot of lightning, thunder and wind. We actually received some pretty good rain. Hopefully no one received too much damage. If you did, send pics giving me your location and the approximate time on the DAMAGE REPORT part of our app. Keeping the rest of this fairly short and sweet, we’ll have a few [...]
SATURDAY OCTOBER 21, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SATURDAY-10/21/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-“GARFIELD COUNTY EM” IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! We are in an ENHANCED RISK for severe weather later this afternoon and tonight. See and read the graphs attached below. There is NO REASON for panic as we have lived through many enhanced risk days and even higher risk days in the past. This said, just be prepared for very strong winds, POSSIBLY large hail, and heavy rainfall [...]
FRIDAY OCTOBER 20, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-FRIDAY-10/20/17 TODAY WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DOWNLOAD OUR “GARFIELD COUNTY EM” APP. IT WILL DEFINITELY BE UTILIZED ON SATURDAY. 1-VERY LOW CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT-SEE FORECAST BELOW Friday-20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Friday Night-20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, [...]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 19, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-THURSDAY-10/19/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Today’s forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Thursday-Sunny with a high near 78. South winds 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday Night-Partly cloudy with a low around 58. South southeast winds around 10 mph. The next few days look warm and windy. Saturday afternoon into the evening hours look a little touchy. We are in an [...]
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-WEDNESDAY-10/18/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Over the last several days, I have written about our GARFIELD COUNTY EM APP and having at least 3 ways of obtaining information. We know all apps have some sort of purpose, ours is LOCAL INFORMATION. I stated that FIRST, you need FACTS for decision making. SECOND, you need to obtain true and relevant information. Today since news information [...]
TUESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-TUESDAY-10/17/17 OUR EMERGENCY APP, “GARFIELD COUNTY EM”, SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST APP IN PREPAREDNESS. Yesterday’s post talked about APPS. I had stated to have 3 ways to receive information. As stated yesterday, The GARFIELD COUNTY EM app should be one of them. When things get out of control, you don’t need DRAMA and new terms that aren’t in the dictionary yet. First, you need FACTS for decision making. SECOND, you need to [...]
MONDAY OCTOBER 16, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-MONDAY-10/16/17 “GARFIELD COUNTY EM” THE APP TO HAVE DURING ANY WEATHER EVENT OR EMERGENCY. This week’s weather will be very nice so if you have the opportunity, get outside and enjoy it. Let’s talk apps. Everyone has apps for their phone and all apps have a particular purpose. One thing our app does that many others don’t is” LOCAL INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM US” The only information we allow to automatically pass through [...]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Some rain came along with lightning and thunder but we missed any severe weather. Not an issue there. If you go outside this morning you will notice an abrupt change in temps. We’ll be quite a bit cooler today than yesterday. This upcoming week expect highs in the 60’s and 70’s with lows from the upper 30’s through the [...]
SATURDAY OCTOBER 14, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SATURDAY-10/14/17 Now would be a good time to download our emergency app-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- You may need it later today. ADVISORY: We are in a MARGINAL RISK for severe weather later today. Timing appears to be from 4 pm until midnight. Large hail and winds to 70 mph are possible. The tornado threat is low. No need to panic about this right now. A cold front will push through the area later [...]
