August 2023
THURSDAY AUGUST 24, 2023
0335L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/24/23 *HEAT ADVISORY in effect today from noon until 9pm. HEAT ADVISORY in effect on Friday from 11 am until 9pm. Our heat index today and tomorrow is expected to be around 105. * Just a footnote here, I remember that when I worked in the oil patch back in the late 70s and early 80s there were times when we were above 100 degrees at midnight! Just know that [...]
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23, 2023
0325L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/23/23 *HEAT ADVISORY today and Thursday from noon until 9pm. Our heat index max today is expected around 104. This could change and if it does, a warning will be issued. * What’s the difference between an Excessive Heat Warning and Heat Advisory? An Excessive Heat Warning is issued when the heat index value is expected to reach or exceed 110 degrees. A Heat Advisory is issued when the heat [...]
TUESDAY AUGUST 22, 2023
0320L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/22/23 *EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 11AM UNTIL 9PM TONIGHT. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF WORKING OUTDOORS. HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD REACH 111 THIS AFTERNOON. We’ll drop down, per guidance, to a Heat Advisory on Wednesday. *Overall, we’ll be ok, just well done, so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny, hot with highs around 101. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up [...]
MONDAY AUGUST 21 2023
0330L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/21/23 *EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9PM. Heat index values up to 108 are possible. Stay hydrated out there. *The Fire danger is increasing, if you see smoke and/or fire, call 9-1-1. *Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Tonight- Mostly clear. Lows in the mid-70s. Southeast winds around [...]
SUNDAY AUGUST 20, 2023
0315L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/20/23 *EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY & MONDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9PM. Heat index values up to 112 are possible. I am beginning to feel like a toasted broken record! Stay hydrated out there. *The Fire danger is slowly increasing out there, so if you see smoke and/or fire, call 9-1-1. *Overall, we will remain hot so take precautions if you plan on working outdoors. See attached graphs. Here [...]
SATURDAY AUGUST 19, 2023
0305L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/19/23 *Excessive Heat Warning in effect from 1pm until 9pm this evening for temperatures up to 109 and heat index values up to 110 expected. *A HEAT ADVISORY will be in effect from NOON until 9pm on Sunday. *The large upper high will remain over the area for at least the next week or so. There are indications, per guidance, that it will slowly start a move to the northeast [...]
FRIDAY AUGUST 18, 2023
0320L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/18/23 *HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1PM UNTIL 9PM ON SATURDAY. *The front that pushed through yesterday will retreat back to the north as a warm front during the day and bring southerly winds and the heat back with it. Our HEAT INDEX, after this occurs, will possibly get up to around 103 this afternoon. It will be a little toasty later today. Over the weekend, actual temps will be [...]
THURSDAY AUGUST 17, 2023
0245L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/17/23 *GOOD MORNING!! It will be a bit warmer or hotter, whichever term you want to use, but it appears we’ll be just under the Heat Advisory criteria. It will be close. It wouldn’t surprise me to see us end up in an advisory later today but we’ll likely be there Friday into and thru the weekend. After the taste of early fall, we return to summertime temps and we’ll [...]
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16, 2023
0310L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/16/23 * Another WARMER but mild day expected with no storms. Dewpoint temps will be in the low to mid 60s and relative humidity will get down into the low 30% area. Add 10-20 mph winds to this and quite a few very dry areas out there, our FIRE DANGER will be up a bit today and increasing as we head for the weekend. We do have a front that [...]
TUESDAY AUGUST 15, 2023
0325L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/15/23 * Another mild day expected with no storms in the forecast. Lower dewpoints and humidity will keep the atmosphere a bit dryer while the surface high continues to move across the region. That high will continue to slowly move east and the heat will be turned back on as we move towards the weekend. Enjoy today and tomorrow as temps will climb back into the 100’s by this weekend. [...]
MONDAY AUGUST 14, 2023
0335L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/14/23 *Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app and click on the GCEM Blog icon. You will find my daily posts there. The information there is also located on the front page of our website at https://gcem.org The lightning/thunder activity last night was impressive. It had been awhile since it sounded like bowling in the clouds. We received around ½ inch of rainfall here on the west side of Enid so [...]
SUNDAY AUGUST 13, 2023
0320L- SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/13/23 *Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app and click on the GCEM Blog icon. You will find my daily posts there. The information there is also located on the front page of our website at https://gcem.org *We have a HEAT ADVISORY in effect from 1pm until 9pm tonight. Heat Index values may reach 105 by later this afternoon. * SLIGHT RISK for severe weather later today into tonight. The [...]
SATURDAY AUGUST 12, 2023
0310L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/12/23 *HEAT ADVISORY, ONCE AGAIN, FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 9PM THIS EVENING. * SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING. TIMING: ROUGHLY FROM 8-9PM THRU 0100 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL & WINDS 60-80 MPH ARE THE MAIN THREATS. These storms will originate off the high plains of either or both Colorado/New Mexico. Winds will our number 1 threat tonight. That stated, the Mesonet site, 7 west of [...]
FRIDAY AUGUST 11, 2023
0315L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/11/23 * HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9PM THIS EVENING. Heat Index values upwards of 108 are expected. It wouldn’t surprise me if this was upgraded later today to an Excessive Heat Warning. We’ll see what happens. Use caution and stay hydrated while working outdoors. * Fire Danger for us, is slowly climbing so use caution out there. Be sure to call controlled burns in to dispatch at [...]
THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 2023
0315L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/10/23 *Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app and click on the GCEM Blog icon. The information here is our daily outlook also located on the front page of our website at www.gcem.org. *The heat is slowly returning and the HEAT INDEX is slowly climbing too. We’ll see heat index numbers around 107 beginning on Friday. Also on Friday, for those that travel south, the “heat index” will be near 115 [...]
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9, 2023
0325L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/09/23 * A COLD FRONT will be pushing into the area today and there is a chance we may see some thunderstorm activity as it moves through this afternoon. There are several variables on this and not enough room to type all of it so just keep in mind that storms MIGHT occur. That said, for this morning, a slight chance for some showers. We are in a GENERAL RISK [...]
TUESDAY AUGUST 8, 2023
0245L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/08/23 * The main storm front pushed through between 01 and 0230 and we had winds in various areas “around” 60 mph. Some may have been a bit higher. That said, if anyone sustained damage of any kind, please take pictures, and send them to me at mike@gcem.org and we’ll get them recorded. If I need to come by and look, let me know on that one too. 580-249-5969. You [...]
MONDAY AUGUST 7, 2023
0240L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/07/23 * 3 Minute Storm Siren Test will occur at noon today in Enid, weather permitting. * As of this typing at 0230L, we have some severe weather on its way early again this morning. Winds to 60 and quarter size hail are the main threats. Movement is SE at 55mph. We will have the possibility of rain this morning and then see some clearing this afternoon then a chance [...]
SUNDAY AUGUST 6, 2023
0345L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/06/23 * Showers and thunderstorms will continue for a while this morning. We are expecting a cold front to push in this morning and the cooler and dryer air should move through this afternoon, per guidance. It will be nice to be cooler for a week or so after the heat we’ve had over the last few weeks. * The thunderstorms we are experiencing this morning are severe due to [...]
SATURDAY AUGUST 5, 2023
0315L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-8/05/23 * We are in an ENHANCED RISK for severe weather later today and overnite. Main threats will be winds upwards of 80 mph and hail. This severe event appears that it will be an overnite event. We’ll see how this shapes up. *HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9PM. “Heat index values” up to 110 are possible. We will be very humid and it will be [...]
