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Lowell to Impact Hawaii; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Hurricane Lowell is forecast to pass west of Kauai`s coastal waters tonight. Impacts such as high surf and heavy rain could impact all of the islands. Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley into this week with limited nighttime relief. Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall will be possible through Tuesday morning in the northern Rockies. Read More >

The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter in Elizabethtown, KY (frequency 162.550 MHz) will be off the air for most of the day on Thursday, August 7, 2025. In the meantime, NOAA Weather Radio listeners in Hardin County can tune to the Ekron transmitter (162.450 MHz) or the Horse Cave transmitter (162.500 MHz). 

For more information, please visit https://www.weather.gov/lmk/weather_radio-lmk