Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1017 AM CDT Sun May 24 2026
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 2026-05-24 14:18 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-05-24 14:19 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-05-24 13:43 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-05-24 14:52 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin 2026-05-24 14:28 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-05-24 14:25 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-05-24 14:37 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-05-24 15:06 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-05-24 13:42 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-05-24 14:26 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-05-24 14:00 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-05-24 14:17 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-05-24 14:21 UTC
No forecast points in the NCRFC forecast area are forecast to rise
above Flood Stage.
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R 16.5 15.7
...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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Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Iowa:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
EOKI4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.10 : Keokuk L&D 19 IA
IAAL07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.09 : Harpers Ferry 6SSW IA
IACN17 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.04 : Charlotte 2WNW IA
DLDI4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.03 : Dubuque L&D 11 IA
MPZI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : Mount Pleasant 1SSW - KILJ Radio IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILWF16 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.64 : Congerville 1WSW IL
ILLK100 DH1400/PPDRZ 1.34 : Long Lake IL
ILKD125 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.21 : Plano 2NW IL
ILLK124 DH1400/PPDRZ 1.16 : Volo 2N IL
ILMCH101 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.15 : Crystal Lake 2SW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSN03 DH1115/PPDRZ 0.15 : Hudson 5N IN
INSN02 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.15 : Hudson 4NNW IN
PLLI3 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.15 : Pleasant Lake IN
INSN40 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.12 : Angola 6NW IN
INNB37 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.11 : Albion 3S IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
LEXM4 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.57 : Lexington WTP MI
GDLM4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.53 : Grand Ledge 1NW MI
ECNM4 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.48 : Detroit MI
WHLM4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.36 : Whitmore Lake 1N - WWTP MI
GPFM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.32 : Grosse Point Farms MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNPK13 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.52 : Crookston 1ENE MN
GNA DH1156/PPDRZ 0.37 : Grand Maris - Cook Cnty (ASOS) MN
MNCK29 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.37 : Grand Marais 4NNE MN
MNCK06 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.36 : Grand Marais 4W MN
MNCK18 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.34 : Grand Marais 4WSW MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NWKM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.83 : Newark 3WNW MO
MOPH17 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.82 : Rolla 8SSE MO
MOPH28 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.78 : Rolla 8SSE MO
MOPH37 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.70 : Rolla 8SSE MO
MOPH27 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.61 : St. James 10SSE MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDGF09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.30 : Larimore 5SSE ND
NGTN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.02 : Northgate 5ESE (CRN) ND
PBAN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.01 : Pembina WTP ND
NDBR02 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Valley City 2NW ND
NDGF22 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.01 : Grand Forks 4N ND
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of South Dakota during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIKN21 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.09 : Pleasant Prairie 3NW WI
WIKN28 DH1228/PPDRZ 0.58 : Pleasant Prairie 1ESE WI
RCNW3 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.50 : Racine WWTP WI
WIKN31 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.48 : Kenosha 3SSE WI
WIKN14 DH1246/PPDRZ 0.47 : Pleasant Prairie 2E WI
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
