November 2022
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2022
0255L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/29/22 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification and preparedness app. If you don’t have it, you will need it at some point in the future. Get it now and become familiar with it before a major event occurs. 1- South-southwest WINDS will be a factor today as a strong cold front enters the area. We should see a wind shift late this morning into the early afternoon hours. The colder [...]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2022
0545L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/28/22 SORRY, THIS IS LATE. There was a structure fire in the 600 block of South Boomer west of Enid in which Lahoma, Fire, Enid Fire, Drummond Fire, Hillsdale-Carrier Fire, and Waukomis Fire responded to. I can’t give OUT details right now. No firefighters were injured. This fire demonstrated the coordination to have tankers shuttling water back and forth. Everyone did a great job!! 1- A sunny but windy day [...]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2022
0320L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/27/22 1- Do you like wind? Well, get ready as the winds will be northerly today, southerly on Monday into Tuesday and late Tuesday we’ll have another cold front push in with strong northerly winds. There won’t be much moisture to work with so we SHOULD remain dry. You’ll definitely feel the bite of the winds this week. 2- By next weekend, it appears we’ll have a bit of [...]
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2022
0330L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/26/22 1- SHORT AND SWEET TODAY WITH NO PREPAREDNESS TIPS. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Tonight- Mostly cloudy. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. 2- Overall, we’ll [...]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2022
0320L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 11/25/22 1-Most folks feel they are prepared for anything. We have been extremely lucky to not have had a major event where widespread destruction has occurred. We can’t say this for a few places here in Oklahoma. Legends state we won’t have this event or that event BUT we have. Therefore, being prepared, JUST IN CASE, is always a good idea. Our Preparedness app-GARFIELD COUNTY EM is loaded with [...]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2022
0305L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/24/22 Be sure to download our “GARFIELD COUNTY EM” app. Preparedness starts with you! 1- DRIZZLE will be occurring this morning and possibly a shower or two as the cold front moves our way. It has slowed down a little so timing will be roughly between 6 to 9 am. At 0250 local time, the front is on the eastern fringe of Beaver County slowly moving our way. After frontal [...]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2022
0325L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/23/22 1- GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our Preparedness App. It’s been around many years and some features within this app have saved lives. It’s time you had the same capability. Download it, learn it, and trust in it. You deserve to be prepared. 2- Mild weather during the day but with windy conditions. Moisture will be streaming in ahead of the front and the storm system out west looks to [...]
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2022
0315L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/22/22 1- Warm again today but with the winds, it may feel cooler. Either way, another nice day with some very important sunshine. Get outside and absorb some. It actually won’t hurt you. 2- We have a storm system moving towards us from the west and a cold front moving in from the north overnight and early Thursday morning. There is now rain in the forecast and possibly snow in [...]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2022
0320L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 11/21/22 1- Another nice day with a little bit of wind. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight- Clear, cold with lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 2- Here is something new that I don’t always do on this venue. Several folks will be deep frying a turkey this week [...]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2022
0255L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/20/22 1- PREPAREDNESS. Tired of me discussing it? Good. You are the ones that will call me when things go wrong because, IT WON’T HAPPEN HERE. Remember this because one day, IT WILL. Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app and the information within this app will help you quite a bit. Don’t have a bad event without it! 2- WEATHER-WISE, a warmer and windy day. We are still in an [...]
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2022
0325L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/19/22 1-ARE YOU READY? If you don’t feel you are, download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. Click on everything and look what you’ll learn and have at your fingertips. Also, if you don’t see our posts on social media, you’ll have them under the GCEM BLOG icon every day and you can always see it on our website at https://gcem.org 2- Weather-wise, a weak front will push in today giving [...]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2022
0325L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/18/22 1- SNOW FLURRIES will be around the area today but no significant snowfall is expected. What is expected is colder temps as we will be lucky to see temps above 34 during the day. Wind chill temps will be in the mid-teens to low 20s during the day. 2- Warmer temps will occur over the weekend along with drier weather so enjoy the cold while you can!! Overall, we’ll [...]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2022
0320L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/17/22 1- Southerly winds will bring warm temps with highs around 50. Another cold front will move in later this afternoon bringing with it a chance for snow flurries during the “overnight” hours into the Friday morning timeframe. Flurries will again be possible Friday evening. 2- Cold and dry polar air will be associated with the front later today and HIGH temps on Friday will struggle to reach 32 degrees. [...]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2022
0330L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/16/22 1- COOL DAYS AND COLD NIGHTS WILL CONTINUE ALL WEEK. This said, a few additional shots of cold air will affect the area between now and the weekend. Thursday nights front could produce some snow flurries but it doesn’t appear that anything substantial will come out of that one. We’ll wait and see for sure. 2- I know it’s sometimes difficult to get outside and enjoy the sunshine but [...]
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2022
0330L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/15/22 1-Chilly this morning with lows in the mid 20’s. As for the roads, most are dry BUT, pay attention as there MIGHT be a few slick spots out there. We received approximately 1.5 inches of snow yesterday. Some areas may have received more but due to melting since surface temps were higher, exact measurements couldn’t be achieved. Still, a nice wet snow that will help the crops around the [...]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2022
0310L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/14/22 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 6PM TONIGHT 1- Snow accumulation of 1-2 inches is possible during the day. Road conditions may become hazardous so please slow down and pay attention to possible deterioration of driving conditions. Snowfall/ rain, if they do occur, should start up around mid-morning, give, or take. 2- The storm track appears to be taking more of a southern track so [...]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2022
0330L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK & INFO FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/13/22 1-Being prepared is easy if you have our app and actually read through the YOUR EMERGENCY icon. Lots of great info to learn, know, and apply. Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app today. 2- We have a WINTER WEATHER EVENT coming. The graphs that will be attached are NOT set in stone. Storm track is NOT set in stone either. Models are not in total agreement and [...]
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2022
0315L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/12/22 PREPARED? Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app and you will be. 1- We are still in an EXTREME DROUGHT situation and now we are experiencing a killing freeze. Any foliage that didn’t die or go dormant a few weeks ago, will now, and conditions will get a bit worse. Use extreme caution if you plan on doing any controlled burning. 2- Weather conditions will continue to be cold and [...]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2022
0330L- FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/11/22 1- FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY. This is to cover all of the NWS/NORMAN warning area since all areas didn’t get below freezing in late October. We should see a hard freeze both Saturday and Sunday mornings. 2- Cooler temps but mostly winds will be the major issues today. Low 40’s temps and wind gusts around 30 will keep wind [...]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2022
0305L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/10/22 1-Big weather changes coming in today with a low chance for showers & thunderstorms. What will be noticed the most after frontal passage will be the drop in temps. We’ll reach our high temperature this morning and we’ll see what our low ends up to be later today. 2-Temps and wind chill will be the major issues over the next 3-5 days so be sure to keep that coat [...]
