Hurricane Lowell to Impact Kauai; Heat Continues in the South-Central U.S.

Hurricane Lowell is forecast to pass west of Kauai today. Impacts such as high surf and heavy rain could impact all of the islands. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Kauai, Niihau and the surrounding coastal waters. Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, as well as in the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Read More >

Cold high pressure at the surface slipped beneath warm moist air aloft on December 16, 2008, and caused signicant amounts of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to fall on southern Indiana and central Kentucky. A band of snow dropped 2 to 4 inches of accumulation from Hartford through Elizabethtown to around Lexington. Below are a few snapshots sent in by local weather watchers:

	Lexington, Kentucky. John Bradshaw
	Clarkson, Kentucky. Scotty Gore
	Clarkson, Kentucky. Scotty Gore
	Hartford, Kentucky. Mike Poteet
	Lexington, Kentucky. Tommy Bodnar
	Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Angelian Keith
	Georgetown, Kentucky. Ron Malinowski, Jr.

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Hurricane Lowell to Impact Kauai; Heat Continues in the South-Central U.S.

Snow and Ice on December 16, 2008