Acushnet MA Office of Emergency Management

EVERY GO-KIT SHOULD CONTAIN A FIRST AID KIT.

A small injury can quickly become a serious problem. The right first aid supplies can make a huge difference.

1. ADHESIVE BANDAGES
For minor cuts and scrapes

2. STERILE GAUZE PADS
Useful for covering larger wounds

3. MEDICAL TAPE
Helps secure bandages and dressings

4. ANTISEPTIC WIPES
For cleaning minor wounds

5. ELASTIC BANDAGE
Useful for sprains and support

6. TWEEZERS
For removing splinters, thorns, or ticks

7. SMALL SCISSORS
Helpful for cutting tape, bandages, and clothing

8. NITRILE GLOVES
Protects both the injured person and caregiver

9. TRIANGULAR BANDAGE
Can be used as a sling or emergency wrap

10. PAIN RELIEF MEDICATION
Common over-the-counter pain relievers

11. BURN DRESSING OR GEL
Useful for minor burns

12. EMERGENCY BLANKET
Helps reduce heat loss during emergencies

13. CPR FACE SHIELD
Compact and useful in emergencies

14. TICK REMOVAL TOOL
Especially valuable in wooded areas

15. FIRST AID MANUAL OR CHEAT SHEET
Knowledge is as important as equipment

⚠️ SAFETY NOTE
A first aid kit is only as useful as the person using it.

Practice basic first aid skills before you need them.

🩹 SURVIVAL FACT
Many wilderness emergencies begin as small injuries that were ignored or treated too late.

FINAL TRUTH
The best survival kit isn't the biggest one.

It's the one that helps you solve problems before they become emergencies.

A warm front lifting through the region brings a period of humid and unsettled weather Thursday. Expecting two rounds of rainfall, the first, a round of showers in the morning followed by a chance of strong to severe thunderstorms later in the afternoon into the evening. The strength and coverage of severe weather depends on the amount of instability and clearing during the afternoon. An isolated tornado cannot be completely ruled out.

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
A cold front pushing into Southern New England tonight will
bring an increase to shower and thunderstorm chances. Storms are
expected to move through between 6-11 PM this evening/tonight,
and for western MA (into CT), a Slight (level 2/5) risk for
severe weather remains in effect, with the latest suite of
guidance continuing to indicate the main risk of damaging winds
across the eastern slopes of the Berkshires down into Hartford.
Some guidance continues to indicate a split, where the most
severe storms will push north and south of southern New England,
but the latest trends have pushed that split further east,
leaving higher confidence in severe storms across the western
portion of the region. If this splitting feature occurs,
rainfall totals will be limited. This morning`s hi-res guidance
has trended PWATs near 1.8" further north into northern CT and
central MA, with pockets of 2.0"+ PWATs into RI, SE MA, and the
Cape and Islands. With this surge of moisture, expecting
rainfall totals ranging between 0.25-0.35" generally west of
ORH, with localized areas in NW MA seeing neat 0.50".
Considering the convective nature of these showers/storms,
locally higher rainfall totals are not out of the question.
These showers and storms should be clear of the region by ~7 AM
Monday morning.

..COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways (4.4 to 7.2 feet Mean Lower Low Water) around the
evening high tides.

* WHERE...Washington, Southern Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA,
Southeast Providence RI, Eastern Kent RI, Bristol RI, and
Newport RI Counties.

* WHEN...From 6 PM EDT this evening through late Monday night.
The evening high tide periods tonight, Sunday night and
Monday night are of the greatest concern.

* IMPACTS...Minor coastal flooding occurs along the most
vulnerable shoreline locales in Newport, Portsmouth and
Middletown. This includes flooding at parking lots near
beaches in Newport, and a portion of Hazard Road. Minor
coastal flooding also occurs on several streets in the Common
Fence Point area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
740 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes to the forecast.

KEY MESSAGES...

- Mostly dry with above normal temperatures continuing through
the weekend with humidity on the decrease.

- Expecting showers and thunderstorms Sunday night with the risk
for severe weather remaining low.

- Seasonable temperatures and lower humidity returns through the
first half of next week before a return to a more active
pattern late-week.

A MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon into the evening hours primarily across western MA and CT. The primary hazards would be strong, damaging winds along with hail.