March 2025
SUNDAY MARCH 16, 2025
0315L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/16/25 IT’S GOING TO BE A ROUGH WEEK. WE ASKED THAT NO BURNING OCCURS SINCE WE ARE DANGEROUSLY DRY. REMEMBER THAT WE ARE IN A SEVERE DROUGHT NOW. Our Task Force is back home and the Fire Danger continues. Winds today will be light but will increase overnight tonight. Monday and Tuesday will be a lesser repeat of Friday except wind gusts are forecast to be 50- 55 mph. [...]
SATURDAY MARCH 15, 2025
0330L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/15/25 WOW!! YESTERDAY WAS CRAZY FOR EVERYONE HERE AND IN THE STATE. Too many items to list but we’ll continue to monitor where fires were yesterday and respond to new calls and possibly send additional task force folks where needed. So far, we are not in any warning areas but conditions may warrant for some later today. The FIRE DANGER will continue all week so use extreme caution if [...]
FRIDAY MARCH 14, 2025
0330L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/14/25 HIGH WIND WARNING & A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7AM UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT. WE COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UPWARDS OF 65 MPH TODAY. With the fire danger being in the extreme category, you may want to stay in if dust and smoke become too much. Hopefully we don’t see any fires. At 0300 this morning, it’s not too bad but by mid-morning we’ll see winds [...]
THURSDAY MARCH 13, 2025
0400L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/13/25 FOR TODAY- the calm before the winds. The forecast below tells the story. It will be a little breezy as the day progresses but winds will increase this evening and overnight. There were a lot of controlled burning yesterday and those that did burn need to check and double check those perimeters and make sure they are completely out. I would ask that no controlled burning occur today [...]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12, 2025
0400L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/12/25 FOR TODAY- very nice with temps in the mid-70s due to a front that will push in along with light northerly winds around 5-10 mph. Thursday morning should be roughly the same as today but Thursday afternoon, winds will shift around from the south increasing to 10-20 with higher gusts. Winds will increase during the overnight hours too. ANYONE DOING A CONTROLLED BURN today or tomorrow NEEDS TO [...]
TUESDAY MARCH 11, 2025
0310L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/11/25 * Another nice sunny day with periods of smoke coming through the area along with the winds. There were several controlled burns yesterday and we saw a boundary of smoke that moved in from the south. It was gone in about 20-30 minutes. Just stay aware of conditions and if you see smoke or fire, call 911. To those that burn, make sure these fires are “completely out” [...]
MONDAY MARCH 10, 2025
0305L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/10/25 * It will be warmer than normal this week and dry, for the most part. Winds will become a factor later this week but for now on average, winds will be 10-15 with higher gusts for today. With forecast guidance not set in stone, the only thing this week we can count on is high temps in the mid to upper 70’s, possibly low 80’s, this week and [...]
SUNDAY MARCH 9, 2025
0340L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/9/25 *Skies will clear off today and bring us warmer temps. We didn’t receive any rainfall or snow so our elevated fire conditions will remain in place. Be careful out there and enjoy the sunshine and warmer temps today and this week. Overall, we’ll be ok so here’s your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Tonight- Mostly clear. Lows [...]
SATURDAY MARCH 8, 2025
0300L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/8/25 *Cooler weather is expected with highs in the low to mid 40’s. There is a “chance” for rain today and there is a “low chance” to see a transition to snow “later tonight” but I wouldn’t hold your breath for that in our area. The most likely area to see any snow would be in the western 2 counties along the western border of Oklahoma into SW Oklahoma. [...]
FRIDAY MARCH 7, 2025
0320L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/7/25 *Surface low pressure will push through the area today bringing strong westerly winds with it and pulling a front through the area this afternoon. Windy conditions will continue but not as strong as the last several days. Rain and MAYBE snow could affect the area on Saturday. Guidance isn’t set in stone for tomorrow yet so we’ll keep an eye out on that. Actual chances are low though. [...]
THURSDAY MARCH 6, 2025
0305L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/6/25 * WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. Here we go again with more wind, this time out of the south. Another front will push in early Friday thus causing the pressure gradient to increase giving us strong winds. We may see wind gusts upwards to around 50. This said, if you are driving and you’re in a crosswind, watch out and be [...]
WEDNESDAY MARCH 5, 2025
0327L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/5/25 WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING. Be careful while driving in crosswinds. * Yesterday was a bit breezy. Here are some wind gust readings from yesterday- Lahoma Mesonet 60 mph, Breckinridge- 52, Woodring -50.6 and VAFB-51.75, my house- 54.8. That’s the highest here at home for a while. So far this morning since midnight Lahoma has had wind gusts to 41, Breckinridge 39, WOODRING- 56.35, [...]
TUESDAY MARCH 4, 2025
0310L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/4/25 *WIND ADVISORY in effect from 11AM this morning until 6AM Wednesday morning. Winds 25-35 with some gusts upwards of 55 are possible. Secure anything loose around the house and at work. Other than the above, we lucked out in having any tornadic weather here in the county overnight. We activated some of our spotters for about an hour or so as the storm moved into the Hitchcock area. [...]
MONDAY MARCH 3, 2025
0325L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/3/25 *Yesterday we received a little rain but if the forecast verifies on wind speeds, that will dry up fairly quickly today and again tomorrow. We are in a Slight risk area for possibly some severe weather late tonight into Tuesday early morning. A wind Advisory is also in effect Tuesday into Wednesday. The above stated, it’s going to get windy, there may be a few storms later tonight [...]
SUNDAY MARCH 2, 2025
0325L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/2/25 *We are in a GENERAL RISK AREA for possibly some strong thunderstorms later today into tonight. Before anyone panics, the higher risks for all hazards possible are in southwest Oklahoma and north Texas. We may or may not receive very much rainfall even if we see any so we’ll wait and see how this mess tracks for sure and adjust accordingly. Overall, we’ll be ok so here’s your [...]
SATURDAY MARCH 1, 2025
0325L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/1/25 *Today should be a very nice day. Mostly clear skies and light northeasterly winds. It should be a great day to get outside and soak in some sunshine. Sunday, a chance for showers and maybe a thunderstorm later in the day. Not expecting anything severe but we’ll keep an eye out. We’ll have very strong winds during the day ON SUNDAY, and into the evening keeping our fire [...]
February 2025
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2025
0330L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 2/28/25 Today will be warm and a bit windy so expect possibly dusty conditions depending where you are. We are expecting a front to push in this afternoon but it won’t have a dramatic affect on temps. They will come down a little but overall, we’ll be ok. *FYI for everyone- elevated fire weather conditions Today, Sunday, and next Tuesday. We are abnormally dry and also in a moderate [...]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2025
0315L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 2/27/25 *The front pushed through yesterday and it got a little windy for a while but the winds have dropped quite a bit and we’ll see mostly sunny skies today with northerly winds to start with, then winds will shift around to the southwest later today into tonight. *As stated yesterday, we haven’t received appreciable rainfall in quite some time. We are abnormally dry and of course, foliage is [...]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2025
0300L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 2/26/25 *We have a cold front that will push through the area this morning bringing strong northerly winds with it. Winds could gust upwards of 30-35 mph so secure loose objects in the yard and around the areas where you work. Temps will drop into the lower 60’s today and possibly tomorrow. There is a 40% chance for some rain on Sunday so we’ll see how that works out. [...]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2025
0250L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 2/25/25 * We are expecting temps similar to yesterday to continue through today. We climbed up to 79 yesterday, per the Mesonet, and I had 80 at work. Light winds and warm temps was just what was needed yesterday. We’ll see that again today. Wednesday, we’ll have a Pacific front move through lowering our high temps back into the 60’s. The front will bring strong winds 15-25 with some [...]
