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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-SUNDAY 9/3/17   DOWNLOAD OUR EMERGENCY APP-GARFIELD COUNTY EM- IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE!   I will keep this fairly short and sweet. The next 2 days will be hot with highs in the mid 90’s. A cold front will push through late Monday night into Tuesday morning. There will be a chance for storms. It will cool off a bit for the rest of the week. No major weather events [...]