WinterSnow Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 54 minutes ago, kdxken said: How concerned do folks get over equine encephalitis? Always worries me a bit in big years considering the time I spend outdoors. Had a classmate in elementary school die of it. If it can take a third grader I wouldn't stand a chance. "How dangerous is EEE? The most serious complication associated with the disease is known as encephalitis, or inflammation and swelling of the brain, DPH says. There’s no treatment for EEE and about half of the people who contracted it in Massachusetts died from the infection, officials say. In 2019, 12 people were infected with EEE in Massachusetts and six died This sucks. I've never been an outdoor person, but I was kinda becoming more of an outdoor person after moving up here this summer. I've been enjoying the beaches. To think that late last week I was very close to going up to near Plymouth, but chose a beach in Rhode Island instead. I'm vulnerable (yay for arthritis at a young age) so I have to be extremely careful with things like this. I haven't seen many mosquitoes since coming up here and don't think I've been bitten by one, but this is very scary. I want to keep on enjoying beaches in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Despite it being a wet season, it hadn’t felt too bad mosquito wise. Most bugs actually. I have these big horse flies that keep showing up in my house though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowedin Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Honestly I agree. It’s weird though, we've had a lot of small bees which I can’t really put a pin on showing up in recent days. Every time I go out to fill up my birdbaths they are just latched on to the edges, lapping up the residual moisture. It kind of freaks me out but so far they appear to have no interest in attacking me and just go straight for the water when I refill the basins. I’ll see if I can get a good shot later of the little guys when I’m out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 11 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Wild uns Wednesday 90 south WUW90S No Uns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 7 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: No Uns. National weather service doesn't seem too impressed either. Shocked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 5 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said: Despite it being a wet season, it hadn’t felt too bad mosquito wise. Most bugs actually. I have these big horse flies that keep showing up in my house though. Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 Yeah, basically nothing Wednesday. Severe season is over 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 More titsk weather boredom and now a wet holiday weekend to cap things off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 8 hours ago, kdxken said: How concerned do folks get over equine encephalitis? Always worries me a bit in big years considering the time I spend outdoors. Had a classmate in elementary school die of it. If it can take a third grader I wouldn't stand a chance. "How dangerous is EEE? The most serious complication associated with the disease is known as encephalitis, or inflammation and swelling of the brain, DPH says. There’s no treatment for EEE and about half of the people who contracted it in Massachusetts died from the infection, officials say. In 2019, 12 people were infected with EEE in Massachusetts and six died It's quite rare to contract, but life altering at the least if you get it. My uncle's mother got EEE and it made her a vegetable the rest of her life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Only 6z GFS had rain on Sunday in southern New England. Let’s sell that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 8 hours ago, WinterSnow said: This sucks. I've never been an outdoor person, but I was kinda becoming more of an outdoor person after moving up here this summer. I've been enjoying the beaches. To think that late last week I was very close to going up to near Plymouth, but chose a beach in Rhode Island instead. I'm vulnerable (yay for arthritis at a young age) so I have to be extremely careful with things like this. I haven't seen many mosquitoes since coming up here and don't think I've been bitten by one, but this is very scary. I want to keep on enjoying beaches in the future. The beaches will be fine in general. I’ve never had an issue with mosquitoes on the beaches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: More titsk weather boredom and now a wet holiday weekend to cap things off TTTY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Today's forecast; 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Maybe not a CoC weekend, but not real wet either. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Greatest late August TORCH of all time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Marked safe from .05" of rain yesterday in Methuen. More violent weather to come tomorrow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 12 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said: Greatest late August TORCH of all time.... No worries, looks like there may be a mild down come September. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 0.70” yesterday. Soil moisture is 20cb…that’s the wettest it’s been since mud season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I'm just ready to punt the rest of summer. May as well get used to punting anyways with the Pats season starting soon. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Dry as a bone here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Looks fairly seasonable going forward. Brief warmups and cooldowns. Plenty of late digging troughs to our north to sneak cold fronts in and keep the sustained heat to our west. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: The beaches will be fine in general. I’ve never had an issue with mosquitoes on the beaches. Only beaches I've experienced mosquitos is on the mid-coast of Maine. Midday, full sun, and a stiff sea breeze wasn't enough to knock them down, either. Unbearable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 4 minutes ago, dendrite said: Looks fairly seasonable going forward. Brief warmups and cooldowns. Plenty of late digging troughs to our north to sneak cold fronts in and keep the sustained heat to our west. I have noticed that trend in some of the seasonal guidance for the winter, too....just FYI at this point and something to watch. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 38 minutes ago, kdxken said: No worries, looks like there may be a mild down come September. I'm surprised The Weather Channel doesn't have Jim Cantore reporting live from SNE..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone-68 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 31 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: I'm just ready to punt the rest of summer. May as well get used to punting anyways with the Pats season starting soon. It’ll be a contest to see what is more frustrating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 6 minutes ago, Cyclone-68 said: It’ll be a contest to see what is more frustrating I don't think either will be...no one expects much out of SNE severe seasons or the 2024 Pats. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 38 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: I'm just ready to punt the rest of summer. May as well get used to punting anyways with the Pats season starting soon. Smart, not many who still believe it's going to be high heat and dew points through October. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 minute ago, 40/70 Benchmark said: I don't think either will be...no one expects much out of SNE severe seasons or the 2024 Pats. ehhh at least with severe we have that 1% chance of actually getting a major outbreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Been thinking about it the past few days and I'm ready for fall/winter. I'm getting excited to have football back and hockey starting soon. It will also be fun tracking how the Celtics do (but I can't get myself to watch regular season games). This was a fun summer though I always wish I could be outside more. I try to work outside every now and then and would go outside and play with the dog 2-3 times a day. The past 2 months have been difficult though with the dog situation and other stuff so haven't gotten to enjoy outside as much as I would want too. I just hope though this winter has something to offer. I hope its an active winter...even if that just means several 3-5'' events. One giant event (12-18+) in a winter of dud...I mean that is fantastic in the moment leading up to and during the event but that feeling wares off after a while. I don't want to have another situation of getting caught up in these, "the D8-10 or whatever" EPS looks good...and then all of a sudden you're chasing and chasing and before you know it 6+ weeks of the season is gone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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