Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1126 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 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
CHP Chippewa R Basin 2025-04-30 13:26 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2025-04-30 14:42 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-04-30 14:44 UTC
EWS Ern Wisconsin Basins to Lk MI 2025-04-30 15:26 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-04-30 14:08 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-04-30 15:36 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin 2025-04-30 13:57 UTC
LOW Lake of the Woods Basin 2025-04-30 13:53 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-04-30 15:16 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-04-30 15:49 UTC
MEN Menominee R - NE WI & U.P. of MI 2025-04-30 13:16 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-04-30 16:09 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-04-30 16:11 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-04-30 12:35 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-04-30 13:55 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-04-30 14:48 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-04-30 15:23 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-04-30 15:23 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2025-04-30 14:12 UTC
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 11.9
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R 16.5 21.4
MEN MCAW3 Wausaukee - 15E - Menominee R 15.0 15.1
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CHP ECLW3 Eau Claire - Chippewa R 773.0 765.2
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 10.1
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 8.7
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 12.0
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 12.5
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 19.1
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 9.4
EWS SHIW3 Shiocton - Wolf R 11.0 10.7
EWS NEWW3 New London - 2SE - Wolf R 9.0 7.7
LOW SKRM5 Ely - 9SE - S Kawishiwi R 6.5 5.7
LOW CLKM5 Crane Lake - 4W - Vermilion R 14.0 12.5
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R 631.0 626.0
M10 LYNW3 Lynxville - L&D 9 - Mississippi R 625.0 619.8
M10 MCGI4 McGregor - No. 2 - Mississippi R 16.0 13.0
M19 GLDI2 Gladstone - 4WNW - L&D 18 / Mississippi R 10.0 9.0
MEN WLKM4 Witch Lake - 2S Blo Witch Lk-Michigamme R 9.0 8.5
MEN NIAW3 Niagara - Menominee R 13.0 11.8
MEN VLCM4 Vulcan - 3S - Menominee R 15.0 12.7
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R 17.0 15.2
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 14.1
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 24.1
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R 26.0 24.2
WIS ROTW3 Rothschild - Wisconsin R 25.0 22.3
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R 15.0 13.1
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R 17.0 16.6
...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
CIYI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Charles City IA
IAJF12 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Fairfield 6NNE IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SLOI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.41 : Salem WTP IL
RBDI2 DH1215/PPDRZ 2.14 : Red Bud 2SSE IL
REDI2 DH1200/PPDRG 1.82 : Red Bud 6ESE IL
STBI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.79 : St Libory IL
ILWS03 DH1228/PPDRZ 1.73 : Okawville 2SW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSL04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.79 : Hymera IN
INEL78 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Goshen 4NNW IN
INNB37 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.001 : Albion 3S IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
KSGM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.29 : Kearsarge MI
MIHG21 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.27 : Atlantic Mine 4NW MI
MIMB07 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.24 : Shelby MI
MIAP01 DH1030/PPDRZ 0.19 : Alpena 2SSW MI
HERM4 DH1245/PPDRZ 0.19 : Herman MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
GPTM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.05 : Grand Portage 4WSW /RAWS/ MN
MNCK31 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : Tofte 1SW MN
GNA DH1156/PPDRZ 0.02 : Grand Maris - Cook Cnty (ASOS) MN
MNLK27 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Two Harbors 8NE MN
GMRM5 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.01 : Grand Marais MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
PTSM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.14 : Potosi 3N MO
VBRM7 DH1203/PPDRZ 1.60 : Viburnum MO
MODT11 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.42 : Salem 12NNW MO
WRTM7 DH1200/PPDRG 1.31 : Salem 10W (CRN) MO
PRRM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.21 : Perryville WTP MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NGTN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.05 : Northgate 5ESE (CRN) ND
4206N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.04 : Denhoff 1S ND
NDRV04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.04 : Tolley 6N ND
4043N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : Minot 5ENE ND
4412N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : Maxbass 5NNW 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
WIBY31 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.23 : Bayfield 1N WI
HURW3 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.16 : Hurley 2N WI
WIIR03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.12 : Pence WI
WIBY38 DH1110/PPDRZ 0.06 : Iron River 5ESE WI
CLRW3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.05 : Clam Lake 4NW /RAWS/ 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
