0430L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/13/24 RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT for the western 2 tiers of counties including Major County. We are in an elevated area right now. This may change. *Fire weather and thunderstorms, which will it be? It’s possible that neither may happen or they will. Boundaries and the timing involved has become a little complicated. We will see warmer temps and strong winds with some gusts upwards of 35 mph. [...]

0320L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/11/24 *RED FLAG WARNING in effect for Ellis, Harper, and Woodward counties from 1pm until 7pm. *Warm temps near 70 today, mid to upper 70’s on Tuesday, and near 80 on Wednesday will bring in strong winds and an increase in the FIRE DANGER. The danger will be higher out west as it appears right now. *A weak cold front is forecast to push into the state on Tuesday [...]

0320L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/09/24 *Cool and windy conditions in store for today. Winds could gust upwards of 25 mph at times and with temps in the 50s, it will feel a bit cool. Once we clear off later today, stay out of the wind and stand in the sun and it’ll feel just fine. Overnight, temps will dip down into the 20s but winds should lay down substantially. *Sunday, we’ll be warmer [...]

0315L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/07/24 *We are in a Slight Risk area for possibly some severe weather this afternoon and tonight. Main threats will be hail, winds, & torrential rainfall. Movement on the storms will be northeast once they get going. There is a chance for showers and thunderstorms this morning but they shouldn’t be severe. We’ll wait and see on this one. A cold front will push in later tonight so it [...]

0330L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/05/24 *A weak front pushed through the area yesterday and is hung up in southeastern Oklahoma due to a weak surface low over northeastern Texas. Per guidance, that low should push out during the day taking the front with it. For the rest of the week, we do have several chances for possibly some thunderstorm/rain activity. Confidence isn’t high on this but the chance does exist. We’ll see what [...]

0340L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/03/24 *We have been upgraded from a Fire Weather Watch to a RED FLAG WARNING in effect from 12 noon until 9 pm this evening. Winds gusting upwards of 35 mph along with low humidity around 12%, and temps around 80 will help aid in wildfire activity. For those that did controlled burns yesterday, please go back out and make sure the body and perimeters of your burn are [...]

0325L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/01/24 FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY PM. *There is a possibility of some fog around this morning and visibility may be hindered. If this occurs, slow down and arrive at your destination safely. We will become mostly clear by this afternoon. Winds will be southerly 5- 10 mph today with possibly higher gusts. Saturday, winds will increase dramatically and the fire danger will return [...]

0320L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/28/24 *Tuesday was an interesting day. Winds gusting to near 60, dirt flying everywhere, and smoke from the fires in NW Oklahoma and from the fires in Texas that blew in with the wind. There were several smaller fires here in town and around the county but responders were able to respond quickly and stop those from spreading. As per the fires out west, Forestry is in charge of [...]

0325L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/26/24 *FIRE WEATHER has taken over since humidity will be very low, winds will be fairly high, and temps will be around the 80 degree mark. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from TUESDAY morning through Tuesday evening. The danger today is ELEVATED but tomorrow could end up being a rough day in the CRITICAL ZONE. Tuesday night, we’ll have a strong cold front move in dropping temps [...]

0303L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/24/24 *Looks like the next 4 days will be warm with temps in the 70s over the weekend and possibly the low 80s by mid-day Monday. Winds should average 5-10 mph over the weekend and then we’ll see an increase on Monday through Tuesday with gusts upwards of 25 – 40 mph on Tuesday. Tuesday evening, a cold front pushes in and drops temps back down into the 40s [...]