[9/6] HURRICANE LOWELL REGAINS CATEGORY 5 STRENGTH AS KAUAI WATCH IS ISSUED Hawaii News Now reports maximum sustained winds reached 160 mph, while a tropical-storm watch is in effect for Kauai County as Lowell turns northward. The supplied graphic’s state-of-emergency wording was not independently confirmed and was not repeated. ⬇️

Hurricane Lowell has regained Category 5 strength as it turns northward west of Hawaii.

Hawaii News Now reported that Lowell’s maximum sustained winds reached 160 mph at 5 p.m. Friday, citing the National Hurricane Center. Current coverage says a tropical-storm watch is in effect for Kauai County.

The supplied image contained older or unverified wording about a Category 4 storm and a statewide emergency declaration; those details were corrected or omitted rather than repeated without confirmation.

Read the Hawaii News Now report