February 2023
MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2023
0335L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-02/06/23 STORM SIREN TEST TODAY IN ENID AT NOON. THIS WILL BE THE 3 MINUTE TEST. * Warm today and windy with a few clouds around. There is a chance for showers later this evening into the overnight hours. No severe weather is expected. In the event we don’t receive any rain, remember that we are very dry and that the fire danger, though low right now, could become a [...]
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2023
0335L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-02/05/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification and preparedness app. Everything you need to be prepared for, is in this app. All you have to do is download it, read it, and apply what you’ve learned. It isn’t hard to get, be, and stay prepared. * Partly cloudy today with light winds. The Fire Danger will be low today. Stronger winds should return later today into the evening hours. If [...]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2023
0340L- SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-02/04/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification and preparedness app. Everything you need to be prepared is in this app. All you have to do is download it, read it, and apply what you’ve learned. It isn’t hard to be prepared, all you have to do is download our app today. * Partly cloudy today with strong winds will increase the Fire Danger as we move through the day. [...]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2023
0340L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-02/03/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. Being prepared will give you peace of mind. Download our app today. * A cold front pushed in overnight and will lower temps today with Canadian based air. Southerly winds will return later this morning. Warmer temps over the weekend will be very welcome before cold weather returns for possible snow in northwest Oklahoma for Tuesday and Wednesday evening. We’ll see whether [...]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2023
0325L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-02/02/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. Being prepared will give you peace of mind. Download our app today. * The sun returns with warmer temps from today through the weekend. We could reach the 60’s by the weekend. The wind will return and the FIRE DANGER WILL TOO. We are very dry so use caution if doing anything related to fire. *Overall, we’ll be ok. Here is your [...]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2023
0310L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-02/01/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. Being prepared will give you peace of mind. Download our app today. * Graphics can be seen here- https://www.weather.gov/oun/ They will change during the day. *It appears that for most of the day, we may be precipitation free. Our risk, if it happens, starts this evening and it all depends on temperature. We could see rain initially then some snow and then [...]
January 2023
TUESDAY JANUARY 31, 2023
0310L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/31/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. Being prepared will give you peace of mind. Download our app today. * Cold, with a chance for light freezing rain, sleet, and/or snow. After looking at weather balloon data, it appears to me we’ll see mostly snow if anything occurs. We are below zero up to roughly 4,000 feet per that data. It could change so don’t be surprised if you [...]
MONDAY JANUARY 30, 2023
0330L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/30/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. Be prepared, Stay prepared, and know what you will do in the event of some sort of a disaster. Get it today! * At 0300L, it’s 14 degrees with a wind chill of 2 below zero. Just a bit chilly this morning. We are not in any type of advisory or warning area as of right now but that could change. The [...]
SUNDAY JANUARY 29, 2023
0325L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/29/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. You’re not prepared without it. * It’s going to be cold for the next several days but it will be the wind chill that affects us the most. Be sure to wear a coat and if you plan on traveling, take the proper precautions in the event you break down somewhere. Cold and windy conditions for today are expected. * As stated [...]
SATURDAY JANUARY 28, 2023
0400L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/28/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. You’re not prepared without it. * PAY CLOSE ATTENTION. Very cold air is headed our way. With the cold air, strong winds will be a major factor with wind chill temperatures. Wind chill temps OVERNIGHT for the next 2 to 3 nights could drop from 0 to 5 degrees while daytime high temps will average in the low to mid 20s. Overnight [...]
FRIDAY JANUARY 27, 2023
0320L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/27/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. You’re not prepared without it. * ENJOY today as much as possible, as Saturday will bring in a cold front that will keep us in the fridge and then, the freezer for most of the up and coming week. We’ll have mild winds today and gusty winds tomorrow. After the front pushes in tomorrow afternoon, winds will become northerly with gusts upwards [...]
THURSDAY JANUARY 26, 2023
0320L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/26/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification/preparedness app. You’re not prepared without it. *Most of the snow has melted and we’ll warm up today through most of Saturday when a cold front with ARCTIC air comes rumbling in. We will have several days where high temps will be BELOW freezing and overnight lows will be in the teens, after frontal passage. Folks need to prepare for this now. *If you [...]
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25, 2023
0310L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/25/23 * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 0600L THIS MORNING. Light snow is still possible in the area. Hazards include slick driving conditions especially on bridges and overpasses and visibility might be restricted by light snow. *We ended up with just under 4 inches of snow. As of around 1530L yesterday, we had 3.75 inches. There has been light snow off and, on all night, and with temps just [...]
TUESDAY JANUARY 24, 2023
0330L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/24/23 * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY FROM 6AM UNTIL 6AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. Snow accumulations of around 1 to 3 inches are possible. There has been some changes in the model guidance overnight but the forecast will remain about the same. The system seems to have slowed down a little so we may see impacts from this around the 8 to noon timeframe. This may vary too. * It’s impossible to [...]
MONDAY JANUARY 23, 2023
0305L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/23/23 * Today looks pretty good with mostly sunny skies and light winds. Temps in the upper 40’s look good too. There is a change coming which gives us a chance for MAYBE 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW mainly Tuesday afternoon. The storm system out west will track through Texas and southeast Oklahoma as it appears right now so we are on the northern periphery of this event. Highs tomorrow are [...]
SUNDAY JANUARY 22, 2023
0330L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/22/23 * Today, we should see cloudy skies become at least partly cloudy and high temps in the 40’s. Winds won’t be real strong but will make it feel like we are in the 30’s. No precip is expected today but we may see a different story late Monday into Tuesday as the chance for either rain, snow, or both may occur. The storm track is NOT set in stone [...]
SATURDAY JANUARY 21, 2023
0400-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/21/23 * There is a chance for rain today and a very outside chance for snow flurries early this morning. At 330 AM it was 39 degrees and the temps will fall a little more. Rainfall will be our main weather feature today then come Monday into Tuesday, we could have a snow event that could give us a few inches of snow. REMEMBER that the storm track will depend [...]
FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2023
0343L- FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/20/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our Notification app. It’s also our Preparedness app. If you don’t have it, you will need it at some point in the future. Some folks state they don’t need to be prepared and that’s ok. We’ll know who they are when something goes horribly wrong! 1 – We’ll have 2 systems in the next several days that will affect our weather. One on Saturday [...]
THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2023
0320L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/19/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our preparedness/notification app. If you don’t have it, you will need it at some point in the future. 1 – Changes are coming and winter normal temps will return. We will see sunny skies today but with strong NW winds. These winds should relax some by later this afternoon. There is a chance we may see some more rainfall on Saturday, along with a chance [...]
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 2023
0333L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-01/18/23 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our preparedness/notification app. If you don’t have it, you will need it at some point in the future. 1 – Rain is occurring this morning as a storm system approaches from the west. As this system moves northeast, it will give us that opportunity for additional precip through the early morning hours. A cold front will push through later today and bring with it, freezing [...]
