Weather Alert in Hawaii
TROPICAL UPDATE: Stolen Stuff Hawaii 5:00 PM HST, 9/8/2026 TROPICAL STORM LOWELL LOWELL WEAKENING LOCATION...26.2N 161.1W ABOUT 310 MI...500 KM NNW OF LIHUE HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB...28.88 INCHES There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. Post-storm safety: Follow advice of local officials and avoid areas of downed power lines and flooding. Ensure generators are properly ventilated and placed outside at least 20 feet away from dwellings and garages to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. During clean up, be careful when using chainsaws and power tools. Drink plenty of water to avoid heat exhaustion. The threat of locally moderate to heavy rainfall associated with Lowell will linger over parts of the eastern Hawaiian Islands into Wednesday. This may result in additional flooding of urban and low-lying portions of the Big Island and may promote instances of new flooding or prolong any ongoing flooding elsewhere across the Islands. Large waves will continue to produce life-threatening surf and rip current conditions during the next day or so along exposed coasts of the Hawaiian Islands. At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lowell was located near latitude 26.2 North, longitude 161.1 West. Lowell is moving toward the north near 15 mph (24 km/h). A slow turn toward the northwest then west is forecast Wednesday into Thursday. Then, a slower forward speed is expected on Thursday and Friday before Lowell turns back toward the northwest then north late this week. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is forecast during the next few days. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 255 miles (405 km) from the center. Source: National Weather Service Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Public Advisory 52 for Lowell. Published word for word. Stolen Stuff Hawaii will keep sharing National Weather Service updates on this system. 🌀 Live storm updates: sshsearch.com/weather #hawaii #weather #storm #hurricane #alert