Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1038 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 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 2026-08-23 13:25 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-08-23 13:25 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-08-23 12:55 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-08-23 15:33 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-08-23 15:01 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-08-23 15:07 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-08-23 15:14 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-08-23 12:55 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-08-23 12:53 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-08-23 13:28 UTC
SSL Illinois R tribs blo LaSalle, IL 2026-08-23 15:06 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-08-23 13:25 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-08-23 12:45 UTC
...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
FMDI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Fort Madison IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILWF03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.36 : Germantown Hills IL
ILTZ36 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.23 : Washington 2NNW IL
ILWF24 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.20 : Metamora 6W IL
ILPT08 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.15 : White Heath 4NNE IL
ILLK23 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.14 : Winthrop Harbor IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSN03 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.35 : Hudson 5N IN
INSN12 DH1127/PPDRZ 0.24 : Hudson IN
INSN43 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.11 : Hudson 6WNW IN
INSN25 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.10 : Angola 1S IN
INSN37 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.06 : Angola 9ESE IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MIOT17 DH1100/PPDRZ 3.27 : Gaylord 4S MI
MIWS41 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.91 : Ann Arbor 7W MI
ETNM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.86 : Eaton Rapids MI
MIHL15 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.82 : Hillsdale 2ESE MI
GLRM4 DH1200/PPDRG 1.79 : Gaylord 9SSW /CRN/ MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNCK39 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : Hovland 3WNW MN
MNSL107 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Duluth 18NNW MN
MNMK18 DH1158/PPDRZ 0.001 : Litchfield 12SSW MN
MNCK21 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.001 : Grand Marais 18NNE MN
CRLM5 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.001 : Cross Lake Dam MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
DLGM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.06 : Desloge 2NE MO
MOCG16 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.05 : Jackson 2N MO
MOCG14 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.04 : Oak Ridge 2WSW MO
PTSM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.04 : Potosi 3N MO
MOBU03 DH1210/PPDRZ 0.03 : Poplar Bluff 4WNW MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
PBAN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Pembina WTP 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
COSW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.64 : City Of Sheboygan WWTP WI
WISB30 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.61 : Sheboygan 4NW WI
WIRC07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.59 : Caledonia 4WNW WI
WISB31 DH1209/PPDRZ 0.58 : Sheboygan 3SSW WI
FORW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.55 : Forestville 4E 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
