October 2022
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29, 2022
0320L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/29/22 Here are important links that everyone should check out while things out there are fairly calm. 1- PREPAREDNESS COMMENTS. https://gcem.org/about-us/preparedness-comments/ 2- Our FAMILY PREPAREDNESS GUIDE IS LOCATED HERE- https://gcem.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FamilyPreparednessGuide2019.pdf 3- Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. Do these 3 things and you’ll be as prepared as possible as long as you read and apply at least parts of the information. 4- OVERALL, we’ll be ok so here is your [...]
FRIDAY OCTOBER 27, 2022
0255L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/28/22 KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOU DON’T SEE MY POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON ANY GIVEN DAY, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEE IT UNDER GCEM BLOG ON OUR APP. 1- The following link will take you to our gcem.org website to PREPAREDNESS COMMENTS. I hit on several points in a brief way to get you to understand why preparedness is important. Read and take heed because sometime in the near [...]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 2022
0335L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 10/27/22 1- If disaster strikes and you’re not prepared, it will be a rough ride to recovery. Our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app could help you prepare for and mitigate those issues. Download it and start the preparedness and understand the recovery process before anything happens. 2- Another cold front will push in later today and another chance for rain is possible. After this mess pushes out, a descent weekend [...]
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2022
0325L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/26/22 1-PREPARED. A word everyone knows and says that they are. The reality is that 95% of folks are NOT prepared. Start that process now downloading our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. It’s filled with preparedness information and WILL HELP you in times of need. Your life may one day depend on it. It has saved lives in the past. It might save yours. Get it today. 2- Weather-wise, a nice [...]
TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 2022
0335L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10-25-22 Get PREPARED for winter. Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app and you will be. 1- Rain should be ending this morning until late week when another system comes through the area. Storm track will be the issue but until then, we can enjoy daytime temps, on average, around 70 and overnight lows, on average, in the mid 40’s 2- By my gauge, we received 1.25 inches of rainfall while [...]
MONDAY OCTOBER 24, 2022
0350L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/24/22 TIP: If it rains, slow down on the roads as rain will cause the dirt and road oils to mix and the roads will become slippery. Don’t need any accidents this morning. 1- Our best chance for rain in months should be today. The forecast says we have a 100% chance and there are showers on radar at 0305L. Another chance may be later today depending on the track [...]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 23, 2022
0330L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/23/22 WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT. BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UPWARDS TO 50 MPH. 1- No watches here today at the time of this typing along the fire weather situation but it’s very dry and the danger is still critical. Humidity will be a little higher today but depending on where the dryline sets up will depend on where the [...]
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22, 2022
0355L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/22/22 …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHERN, WESTERN, AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... 1- Fire Weather continues so we ask that there be NO CONTROLLED BURNS at least for the next few days as they would get out of control quickly in these winds. 2- We are expecting a [...]
FRIDAY OCTOBER 21, 2022
0315L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/21/22 THE NWS HAS ISSUED A “RED FLAG WARNING” IN EFFECT FROM 1PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.* HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...85 TO 90. 1- Yesterday afternoon we had a fire that involved 5 fire departments in grass that was 5 feet tall and flames upwards of 15-20 feet. We were lucky that [...]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 20, 2022
0400L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 10/20/22 1- Warming up with light winds. A surface trough will be working its way across the area today and bringing with it, warmer and dryer air. Not a raindrop in sight. Tomorrow, warmer temps, and stronger winds will enhance the fire threat across the state. 2- I am attaching a graphic concerning the fire weather concerns but don’t get fixated on where the lines are. They will move [...]
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2022
0340L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/19/22 FREEZE WARNING STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 9AM THIS MORNING. PREPARED? Download GARFIELD COUNTY EM and you will be. 1-CHILLY early with warm temps this afternoon. The roller coaster ride with temps begins. We will see temps rise into the mid-80s and wind gusts increase this weekend as fire weather conditions move into the near critical category. 2- RAIN chances late Sunday are low but we can always hope. We [...]
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2022
0310L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/18/22 1- FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9AM THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT FROM 11 PM UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. 2- Cold early then cool for the rest of the day with light northerly winds. Tonight, as the surface high centers itself over us, winds will drop down, humidity will be low and we’ll have great radiational cooling meaning that a hard freeze will be likely with lows [...]
MONDAY OCTOBER 17, 2022
0320L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/17/22 FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. GET PREPARED WITH OUR GARFIELD COUNTY EM APP. You’re not prepared without it. 1- COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE HEADING OUR WAY. We are expecting freezing temps or close to freezing temps tonight and then below freezing temps overnight Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. This will be a hard freeze also known as a killing freeze. Tender vegetation will die if precautions aren’t [...]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 16, 2022
0320L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/16/22 GARFIELD COUNTY EM IS YOUR BEST WAY OF BEING PREPARED HERE IN GARFIELD COUNTY 1- It appears the rain has missed us which is why we didn’t hold our breath so I would advise those that want to water the yard to do so. This front ushers in a cooler airmass and as another one heads our way; we might see our first freeze this Wednesday morning. It will [...]
FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 2022
0310L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/14/22 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification app. Download it, play with it, and learn it. Now you’re prepared for whatever mother nature and others could throw at you. 1-First freeze of the year may come Tuesday or Wednesday morning as colder air filters in from a surface high that will settle into the area. If we don’t hit 32 degrees, we’ll be close. If I was guessing, based on [...]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 2022
0305L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/13/22 1- Changes are coming. Today and tomorrow will be warm, windy, with an Elevated Fire Danger. Another front will come through over the weekend bringing cooler air and MAYBE some rainfall. We could possibly see overnight low temps drop into the mid 30’s by Tuesday with daytime highs in the 60s. 2- Don’t hold your breath on any rain but if it occurs over the weekend, it probably won’t [...]
OCTOBER 12, 2022 SECOND POST
HERE IS A LINK TO THE FIRE SITUATION REPORT FROM FORESTRY https://ag.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Most-Recent-Fire-Situation-Report.pdf
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12, 2022
0255L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/12/22 Want to be prepared? GARFIELD COUNTY EM. Download it and you will be. 1- The front has entered the state and should be in our area around the 5 to 7 am timeframe give or take. Rain isn’t expected right now but I wouldn’t mind being wrong concerning this. Winds will become northerly with some gusts reaching 40 mph for a few hours then decreasing on average to 25 [...]
TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 2022
0305L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/11/22 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification and preparedness app. If you don’t have it, you will need it. Be prepared and informed by downloading it today! 1- Warm and windy as we wait for another cold front that is forecast to come through our area early Wednesday morning. This front will have a chance for rain with it but according to guidance from the NWS, rain will be more [...]
MONDAY OCTOBER 10, 2022
0325L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/10/22 1- RAIN is liquid precipitation, water falling from the sky. Just wanted to remind everyone of this since we may see some over the next few days. It appears our chances are around 40% today and 50 % tonight. We’ll definitely see what happens. 2- Temps this week will range from the mid to upper 70s into the low 80s. Wind gusts will be fairly strong this week and [...]
