Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1026 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
River forecasts routinely incorporate 24 hours of QPF from
April 1 to September 30 and 48 hours from October 1 to March 31.
See http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc/LMI_QPF_NcrfcCurrentQpf
...Forecast Activity...
RVF forecasts issued today. Issue times are in UTC.
Subtract 6 hrs for CST, 5 hrs for CDT/EST, 4 hrs for EDT.
RVF Forecast Group description Issue Time
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2025-10-02 14:40 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-10-02 14:04 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-10-02 13:36 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-10-02 15:08 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-10-02 14:30 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-10-02 14:53 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-10-02 15:23 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-10-02 15:00 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-10-02 14:07 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-10-02 14:12 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-10-02 13:36 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-10-02 13:37 UTC
No forecast points in the NCRFC forecast area are forecast to rise
above Flood Stage.
...Past Precipitation...
Observation times are in UTC.
Subtract 6 hrs for CST, 5 hrs for CDT/EST, 4 hrs for EDT.
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No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Iowa during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ARR DH1152/PPDRZ 0.001 : Chicago/Aurora Muni Arpt IL
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Indiana during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ONZ DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Detroit - Grosse Ile Muni Arpt MI
OSC DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Oscoda Wurtsmith AFB MI
LDM DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Ludington - Mason Cnty Arpt MI
TTF DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Monroe 2NW - Custer Arpt MI
FPK DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Charlotte 2NE - Arpt MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
LBRM5 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.48 : Lake Bronson 3SE-LK Bronson Dam MN
ALVM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.25 : Alvarado MN
TAMM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.18 : Florian 1S MN
MNBW11 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.17 : Sleepy Eye 1SW MN
KITM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.15 : Karlstad 2E - Twin Lakes WMA /RAWS/ MN
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Missouri during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDWH02 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.23 : Oslo 3WNW ND
RDR DH1155/PPDRZ 0.15 : Grand Forks AFB ND
NDGF23 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.10 : Larimore ND
PBAN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.06 : Pembina WTP ND
NDGG03 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.02 : Cooperstown ND
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of South Dakota during the last 24 hours.
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Wisconsin during the last 24 hours.
See http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc/LMI_QCPCPN for all reports.
For additional and more in-depth information concerning river
forecasts, precipitation and all hydrometeorological information
in the NCRFC area of responsibility, please refer to the NCRFC
web page at: http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc
