Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1104 AM CDT Wed Jul 8 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 2026-07-08 13:48 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-07-08 14:35 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-07-08 14:14 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-07-08 14:33 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin 2026-07-08 14:15 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-07-08 14:24 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2026-07-08 14:10 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-07-08 14:32 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-07-08 15:48 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-07-08 15:53 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-07-08 14:05 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-07-08 14:15 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-07-08 14:21 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-07-08 15:33 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-07-08 15:34 UTC
RED Red R of the North mainstem 2026-07-08 13:11 UTC
SRS Souris R Basin 2026-07-08 15:28 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-07-08 14:36 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-07-08 14:26 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2026-07-08 14:21 UTC
Sites with forecasts above major flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 12.5
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
ILO HAVI2 Havana - Illinois R 14.0 17.4
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 15.1
ILO SRDI2 Utica - Starved Rock L&D 6 -Illinois R 450.0 450.7
ILO LSLI2 La Salle - 1S - Illinois R 20.0 20.4
ILO PIAI2 Peoria - Boat Yard - Illinois R 18.0 19.2
ILO BEAI2 Beardstown - Illinois R 14.0 17.4
ILO VALI2 Valley City - Illinois R 14.0 14.0
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 10.1
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 12.2
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 12.3
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R 19.0 14.0
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 19.0
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 8.7
ILO HNYI2 Henry - Illinois R 23.0 22.8
ILO PRAI2 Peoria - L&D 7 - Illinois R 447.0 446.6
ILO NLGI2 La Grange - L&D 8 - Illinois R 23.0 22.2
ILO MROI2 Meredosia - Pwr Plant - Illinois R 17.0 16.1
ILO HARI2 Hardin - Illinois R 25.0 24.1
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R 16.5 16.1
KDF SLBI3 Shelby - Kankakee R 10.5 9.5
KSJ NILM4 Niles - WWTP - St Joseph R 11.0 7.3
SRS WSTN8 Westhope - 7NNE - Souris R 1414.0 1413.0
TIA CFXI4 Colfax - S Skunk R 18.0 15.7
TIA OOAI4 Oskaloosa - 4N - S Skunk R 24.5 22.9
...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
RNDI2 DH1200/PPDRG 1.36 : Benton 3NW - Rend Lk IL
ILFK07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.72 : Christopher 1NNW IL
ILJK14 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.58 : De Soto IL
MDHI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.38 : Carbondale WWTP IL
RBDI2 DH1215/PPDRZ 0.36 : Red Bud 2SSE IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSL04 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Hymera IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SPCM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.33 : Spincich Lake 9NNE /RAWS/ MI
IRMM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.30 : Ironwood WWTP MI
BERM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.29 : Bergland MI
PDGM4 DH1135/PPDRZ 0.28 : Paulding MI
IWOM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.28 : Ironwood - WUPM-FM MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNMR12 DH1130/PPDRZ 3.12 : Hillman 10N MN
MNML01 DH1400/PPDRZ 2.72 : Onamia 4NW MN
MNCW22 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.48 : Fort Ripley 1N MN
MNMR20 DH1100/PPDRZ 2.48 : Hillman 8N MN
MNTD09 DH1145/PPDRZ 2.41 : Clarissa MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOCG14 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.22 : Oak Ridge 2WSW MO
MOJF25 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.45 : Fenton 4S MO
MOCG16 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.35 : Jackson 2N MO
ARNM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.17 : Arnold 1N MO
MOSL63 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.12 : Concord 1W MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
4037N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.21 : Wahpeton 3SSW ND
NDRS02 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.97 : Lisbon ND
4283N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.88 : Forman 4NW ND
NDRC08 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.85 : Abercrombie ND
NDCS24 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.81 : Fargo 4S ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 2.23 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
SDGT09 DH1100/PPDRZ 2.20 : LaBolt SD
SDGT01 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.09 : Milbank 4SSW SD
WMTS2 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.95 : Wilmot SD
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.88 : Sisseton 4W SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WISR10 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.04 : Hayward 4E WI
WISR15 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.95 : Hayward 1SW WI
HWDW3 DH1200/PPDRG 1.86 : Hayward 2NE /RAWS/ WI
WIBT23 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.78 : Webster 4ENE WI
WIBT14 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.73 : Oakland 9ENE 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
