October 2022
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 [...]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 9, 2022
0330L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 10/9/22 1- Rain chances never made it into the area and so our next best chance MIGHT arrive Monday late afternoon into the overnight hours through Tuesday morning. We’ll have to wait and see. Other than this, we will remain dry and the Fire Danger will continue. 2- Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Sunday-Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind [...]
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8, 2022
0300L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/8/22 1- A cool day, per forecast guidance, is on tap with highs in the 6os, light winds, and we’ll have partly cloudy skies. We’ll have a very low chance for showers later today so we’ll see if that actually happens. We definitely need the rain. 2- Rain is expected Monday into Tuesday and then on Wednesday morning, per guidance. Hopefully this does occur. 3- The drought Monitor came out [...]
FRIDAY OCTOBER 7, 2022
0330L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/07/22 1- The front has pushed through the area and the cooler air will filter in as the day and tonight progress. Not looking at rain chances early today BUT, a 20% chance shows up later this afternoon and possibly a 40% chance on Saturday. We can only hope at this point. The sure thing right now is below normal temps will occur and that will be a nice change. [...]
THURSDAY OCTOBER 6, 2022
0330L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/06/22 1- Enjoy the day as early tomorrow morning a cold front will push in lowering our temps for Friday into Saturday. There is a slight chance for rain with this but not holding my breath yet. Rain is actually in the forecast for next week so we’ll see if the pattern change forecast pans out with the gulf opening back up. That would be nice to start receiving some [...]
Today’s Forestry Report
Most-Recent-Fire-Situation-Report
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2022
0330L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/5/22 1- We have a weak trough that will push through the area today with basically a windshift. This morning, spotty showers MIGHT occur around the area but shouldn’t amount to much if anything reaches the ground. This windshift should occur sometime during the morning hours. 2- Highs today and tomorrow should be in the low 80s and then during the overnight hours on Thursday a stronger front will push [...]
TUESDAY OCTOBER 4, 2022
0315L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/04/22 1- FIRE WEATHER conditions will be ELEVATED once again this afternoon. Low humidity and winds upwards of 20-25 mph will be possible. Use extreme caution while utilizing anything related to fire. Also, THANK YOU to Goltry Fire and Kremlin Fire for your assistance to Hillsdale- Carrier Fire on west Keowee yesterday afternoon. It burned about 60-70 acres and was stopped before reaching around 30 head of cattle give or [...]
MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2022
0307L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/03/22 INFORMATION IN LINE ITEM FORM: 1- WARM WITH LIGHT WINDS FOR TODAY. 2- Surface front late Tuesday. No rain expected & temps will remain as forecast. 3- Surface front again for late Wednesday. No rain expected but temps will lower some. 4- Weekend temps could be highs in the low 70’s and lows in the 40’s. Unfortunately, NO RAIN. 5- Fire danger will be ELEVATED for the week. BE [...]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2, 2022
0305L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-10/02/22 1- GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification app. If you want to be prepared, this is the app to have. Download it and tap on each icon to see what it has to offer. You can even keep your personal info in it so you don’t have to carry paperwork with you. It is a good idea to keep your legal and medical info in paper form in a [...]
