January 2021
THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 2021
0345L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/28/21 1- GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our emergency/notification app. This app is loaded with information that can help you prepare and be notified in the event of an emergency. It has now been updated and your phones should update soon. When we or the NWS sends messages, it will have a distinct tone. Hopefully, this will help you know it’s from our app and it just might be important. PREPAREDNESS=RESILIENCE. [...]
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 2021
0345L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/27/21 1- GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our emergency/notification app. This app is loaded with information that can help you prepare and be notified in the event of an emergency. It has now been updated and your phones should update soon. The Wednesday test will have its own tone so you’ll know its from us. Let me know how that works for you. PREPAREDNESS=RESILIENCE 2- Weather-wise, cold today and we’ll begin [...]
TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 2021
0345L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/26/21 1- GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our emergency/notification app. Preparedness is a big deal especially when you don’t know what to do. Our app is loaded with information that can help you prepare along with guiding you through the process of recovery after an event. Here’s the beauty, it doesn’t cost you a dime. PREPAREDNESS=RESILIENCE 2-Weather-wise, we do expect some snow later this evening into the overnight hours. Accumulation greater [...]
MONDAY JANUARY 25, 2021
0345L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/25/21 1- Be sure to get our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. Its updating very soon and features should be even faster than they are now. The information on this app is extremely worth your time. From preparedness for disaster or just preparedness subjects for just about anything, this is the app to have. Download it today because PREPAREDNESS is YOUR responsibility. 2- WEATHER-WISE, it rained quite a bit overnight and [...]
SUNDAY JANUARY 24, 2021
0340L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/24/21 GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification /emergency app. Download it today as it just might come in handy in the near future. 1- A cold front is expected this morning along with a chance for light rain. We aren’t expecting any severe weather but will not rule out thunderstorms. If thunderstorms do occur later today, they should be elevated in nature posing a possible hail threat. We’ll keep an [...]
SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 2021
0320L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/23/21 1- Mostly cloudy conditions are expected for the next 3-4 days as several storm systems move through the southern plains. Not expecting any major storms here in northern Oklahoma but a chance for rain is possible from Sunday through mid-week. Overnight Tuesday and possibly Wednesday night, winter precip is a possibility. We’ll see how that works out. For now, enjoy any sunshine that makes it through an opening in [...]
FRIDAY JANUARY 22, 2021
0340L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/22/21 NOTE, I will be posting occasionally on social media. If we are forecast to have severe weather, I will definitely post on the Emergency Management page. That shortcut is @EGCEM yes, all caps. Since big tech is choking free speech, we may be here or not. With their attitude, weather info may even be banned. Who knows? Download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app and you can always see my [...]
THURSDAY JANUARY 21, 2021
0340L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/21/21 SHORT AND SWEET VERSION as not much is going on. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today-Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Tonight-Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph after midnight. HAVE A GOOD DAY!! MIKE
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20, 2021
0330L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/20/21 1- Clouds will hang around today with increasing SSW winds. No rain expected in the area until this weekend. 2- Fire Danger is in the low category but can still occur. Stay vigilant and report any smoke or fire to 911. If you see anything dragging behind a vehicle causing sparks, get their attention or call law enforcement. 3- Be sure and download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. If [...]
TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2021
0340L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/19/21 1-GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification app. It will be getting an update soon. Make sure you get it downloaded as you may need it sooner than you think. PREPAREDNESS = RESILIENCE 2- We will be mostly cloudy today with fairly light winds. That said, there are still many trees out there with broken limbs. Use extreme caution around these trees as those limbs could fall out at any [...]
MONDAY JANUARY 18, 2021
0325L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/18/21 1-Another front will push through today shifting winds from south to north. Winds will be gusty before and after frontal passage so be careful out there. We aren’t expecting any precipitation with this front, just winds. 2- Be sure to download our app GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. Preparedness=Resilience 3- Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Monday-Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid-50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting [...]
SUNDAY JANUARY 17, 2020
0355L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/17/21 Cloudy early and then sunny today with gusty north winds. Winds won’t be anything like Thursday and Friday but strong enough to shake up the loose limbs in the trees issue. Stay aware of that and be careful. Overall a nice day. REPORT ANY SMOKE/FIRE TO 911. 2- Rain chances may reappear by late week so we’ll keep an eye out for that. Nothing severe or wintry yet. Be [...]
SATURDAY JANUARY 16, 2021
0330L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/16/2021 1- No advisories or warnings today but we will be, in my opinion, between cool and warm. Winds should remain around 15 mph give or take today and tonight but will increase some on Sunday. Overall, we fared well with minimal fire related issues at least out in the county area. 2- Fire-weather-wise, dewpoint temps will be in the upper teens to low 20s and humidity will be around [...]
FRIDAY JANUARY 15, 2021
0320L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/15/21 1- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 6 PM TONIGHT. WINDS 30-40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UPWARDS OF 50-55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. The Fire Danger will be near the critical area today so remember to keep your eyes peeled and call 911 if you see smoke or fire. 2- Yesterday’s post over our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app to the Public and Fire Commands [...]
THURSDAY JANUARY 14, 2021
0400L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/14/21 1- “WIND ADVISORY” IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM THIS EVENING: WINDS 25-35 WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. This may turn into a high wind warning so be prepared for that too. Broken limbs still up in trees could become a hazard as these winds could dislodge them allowing them to fall to the ground. Whipping power lines could cause fires. Use extreme caution while driving especially on [...]
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13, 2021
0350L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/13/21 1- GARFIELD COUNTY EM is our notification app. Make every effort to get it downloaded so you WILL BE better prepared. 2- Weather-wise, another really nice day with winds about like yesterday. We’ll be a little warmer than Tuesday so get outside and enjoy it. 3- Thursday, a front will push in early, bringing a very slight chance for light precip, if it happens at all, while passing through [...]
TUESDAY JANUARY 12, 2021
0340L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/12/21 1- Nice weather will continue as a surface ridge moves slowly across Texas. Lots of sunshine and winds under 10 mph are expected along with warmer temperatures. Wednesday should be about the same as today and then a cold front pushes into the area Thursday. Cooler temps will follow the front and then a reinforcing shot of cold air comes in on Saturday. The main issues with the Thursday [...]
MONDAY JANUARY 11, 2021
0340L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/11/21 1- A slow warmup through Wednesday and then another strong cold front will surge in on Thursday and this time with strong winds. Yet another front will reinforce the cold air and winds on Saturday. Everything looks to stay dry but as you all know, that could change. 2- Our forecast for today- Monday-Sunny, with a high near 47. Light west southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph [...]
SUNDAY JANUARY 10 2021
0355L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/10/21 1- BE PREPARED AND INFORMED WITH OUR “GARFIELD COUNTY EM” APP. Remember, if you don’t know what to do and you had the opportunity to download our app and didn’t, you can download a copy of our “preparedness guide” instead, here- https://gcem.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FamilyPreparednessGuide2019.pdf 2-Weatherwise, there is a chance for light snow or rain this morning as a storm system moves across Texas. Nothing major is expected. After today, we should [...]
SATURDAY JANUARY 9, 2021
0400L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-1/9/21 1-NOTICE, I WILL NOT BE POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Make sure you download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. You can find this post under GCEM BLOG on the app and on the front page of our website. PREPAREDNESS=RESILIENCE 2- Being in a La Nina pattern in the past usually meant that we were warmer and dryer than normal. When the upper flow decides to shift near [...]
