September 2017
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SATURDAY-9/23/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! First of all the Fire danger will increase this afternoon and Sunday afternoon. Be extremely careful doing anything related to fire. Controlled burning in strong winds is NOT advised. Secondly, you have today and Sunday to prepare for cooler temperatures. Highs on average next week will be in the 70’s and lows in the upper 50’s to [...]
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-FRIDAY-9/22/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! September has been Preparedness Month. I have put out a lot of material for you to read and a few links to check out. Because of the hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires out west, I am in the process of doing some more revamping, so to speak, of our gcem.org website and we are modifying our app. Hopefully within [...]
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
FROM ENID/GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-THURSDAY- 9/21/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! WE ARE IN A GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER AREA TODAY FROM 1300L -1900L BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL UTILIZING ANYTHING RELATED TO FIRE. Today is RANT A LITTLE DAY: Weather and news agencies state they want to keep us safe. If that’s the case, why do they put their reporters and meteorologists out into the storm and into danger? Do [...]
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-WEDNESDAY-9/20/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today-Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 99. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight-Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. DOES YOUR LEVEL OF FAMILY PREPAREDNESS EQUAL THEIR NEEDS FOR [...]
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-TUESDAY-9/19/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Heat and humidity return with a forecast HEAT INDEX near 100 today. Pace yourself if you work mostly outside. At least we’ll have the wind to help cool you off a little. That said, here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today-mostly sunny with highs in the mid-90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. [...]
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-MONDAY- 9/18/17 Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. It Just Might Save Your Life! Over the last few weeks, I have put Preparedness tips on our website and on social media. Sometimes, I feel it may be too much. Here is a link, see below, where you can seek out what information you may need in the event we have some sort of disaster. Believe it or not, it’s located on our [...]
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SUNDAY-9/17/17 BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Keeping the Sunday post short, we do have a chance for rain over the next week or so but chances in any particular area are fairly low. We’ll just keep an eye to the sky while doing our normal daily activities. I’ll resume with some preparedness tips on Monday. Daily tips will be posted on [...]
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SATURDAY-9/16/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! ADVISORY: We are just south of a MARGINAL RISK for severe weather later today and tonight, if you go by lines on a map. We are close enough to realize that we could be included later today. Either way, keep an eye out later this afternoon and tonight as all of this develops. If storms occur, expect gusty winds, [...]
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-FRIDAY-9/15/17 Download our emergency app-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- it just might SAVE YOUR LIFE!! It’s Friday once again and we have made it to the middle of September. Highs appear to remain around 90 and lows around 70 for the next week or so. This will fluctuate some but overall not too bad. Get out and enjoy before the cold weather arrives. If we’re lucky, the cold will arrive by Christmas!! That [...]
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-THURSDAY-09/14/17 Download our Emergency app-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- it just MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE!! Be sure to visit our website gcem.org & you can find our updated Preparedness Guide at the following address: https://gcem.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Garfield-County-Family-Preparedness-Guide-2017.pdf The RECOVERY EFFORT is ongoing in Texas along with Search and Rescue/Recovery efforts in Florida. Wow, what a NIGHTMARE all this has been. Tack on the FIRES out west and northwest and you can see events [...]
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-WEDNESDAY-9/13/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! I have been listening to many comments concerning the hurricanes, the government, emergency services, and several other entities. It amazes me how some blame others for everything. That stated, our Preparedness Tip for today is: PREPAREDNESS STARTS WITH “YOU” If you’re not ready; it’s not “my” fault. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Wednesday-Sunny, with a [...]
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- TUESDAY- 9/12/17 Download our emergency app- GARFIELD COUNTY EM- It just might SAVE YOUR LIFE! In the aftermath of any weather event, folks want to return and see what’s left of their homes. People who live in Key West or along the way on the various islands are finding out they can’t return home. Officials have closed the area due to downed power lines, some roads that are gone, and extremely [...]
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-MONDAY-9/11/17 Download or EMERGENCY app- GARFIELD COUNTY EM- it just might SAVE YOUR LIFE! The next 2 paragraphs will be placed under Preparedness Tips on the front page of our website www.gcem.org Over the weekend, I noticed on social media and on television that there were many folks making statements that they didn’t know what to put in a personal safety kit or GO BAG as we call them. They [...]
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SUNDAY 9/10/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE. Here is a link to the NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IF YOU’RE INTERESTED. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Irma The State of Oklahoma is sending a 12-person Operations Support Team to Tallahassee, Florida to support those in their state operations center. We did this for Texas during Hurricane Harvey. Just keep them in your thoughts and prayers along with the citizens of Florida. For [...]
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SATURDAY 9/9/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE Not too much to say about our weather for the next week or so. Warm and stable for the most part. I think I would recommend to everyone to watch and try to absorb what steps both Texas had and now Florida have done along the line of preparedness. Both states appear to have their procedures pretty [...]
FRIDAY THE 8TH EMAIL
9/8/17 It appears this will be a weekend of weekends for weather here in the United States. As the recovery effort and ongoing flooding in southeast Texas from Hurricane Harvey continues, the southeastern part of the US is gearing up for Hurricane Irma. What about Hurricane Jose? We’ll have to wait and see since Irma has churned up a lot of that energy. Then add on top of all of this, an 8.1 earthquake in Southern [...]
FRIDAY 9/8/17
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-FRIDAY 9/8/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Additional Preparedness Tips have been posted on our gcem.org website- www.gcem.org scroll down on the front page. WOW!! What a weekend this may be!! The recovery effort continues in southeast Texas and a major hurricane will affect the southeastern US. For our little area of the world it appears just dry and warm. Amazing how all this mess [...]
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-THURSDAY 9/7/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Today’s Preparedness Statement is here www.gcem.org In today’s world where everyone depends on social media for all of their information, make sure the information you trust is from a RELIABLE SOURCE. There is so much fraud and photo shopping of imagery that even the wrong stuff looks good. As for the hurricanes, exact tracks for [...]
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-WEDNESDAY 9/6/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-“GARFIELD COUNTY EM”-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE!! I have added a statement to the website under Preparedness Tips. You can read it here- www.gcem.org A cool morning out there right now at 0315-55 degrees and it looks like our high will possibly make it to 80 or so. It does feel really nice even if it is a bit chilly. As the relief effort for [...]
FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-TUESDAY 9/5/17 DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM-IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE! Last week I had asked if you knew where your sweaters and jackets were. Wednesday morning, you’ll know why I ask this. Overnight temps may get down into the upper 40’s!!! September is Preparedness Month. Instead of writing paragraphs here on social media that most folks won’t take the time to read, I will reference to my topic [...]
