Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1101 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 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 2025-06-28 14:42 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2025-06-28 14:43 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-06-28 14:54 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-06-28 14:01 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-06-28 14:17 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2025-06-28 13:57 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-06-28 14:48 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-06-28 15:36 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN 2025-06-28 14:04 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-06-28 15:41 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-06-28 13:00 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-06-28 14:50 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-06-28 14:38 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-06-28 15:10 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-06-28 13:47 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-06-28 13:03 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2025-06-28 14:39 UTC
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
MIN MVOM5 Montevideo - Minnesota R 14.0 16.6
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R 21.0 24.6
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 12.0
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R 89.0 89.9
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 13.0
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 16.0
MIN GTEM5 Granite Falls - Minnesota R 885.0 886.1
MIN NULM5 New Ulm - 2S - Minnesota R 800.0 800.7
RDW MAYM5 Mayer - So Fk Crow R 11.0 11.9
RDW RKFM5 Rockford - Crow R 10.0 10.3
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 773.0 769.1
CHP DURW3 Durand - Chippewa R 13.0 12.3
CIW LANM5 Lansing - Cedar R 18.0 16.8
CIW TRCM5 Austin - 3NW - Turtle Cr 10.5 8.1
CIW CCYI4 Charles City - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 11.4
CIW MCWI4 Mason City - Winnebago R 10.0 9.0
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 11.5
CIW PLOI4 Palo - Cedar R 12.5 11.1
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 10.8
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 13.2
CIW ROWI4 Rowan - 4NW - Iowa R 12.5 11.5
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R 19.0 16.6
CIW TMAI4 Tama - 3W - Iowa R 12.5 11.8
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 19.7
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 9.6
DES AGNI4 Algona - 1NNW - E Fk Des Moines R 17.0 13.2
DES DESI4 Des Moines - SE 6TH St - Des Moines R 24.0 20.0
KSJ VCKM4 Vicksburg - 2E - Portage R 5.0 4.9
KSJ CPEI3 Cosperville - N Br Elkhart R 6.0 5.2
M10 WABM5 Wabasha - (Pool 4 CP) Mississippi R 12.0 11.5
M10 WIDM5 Winona - 3NW-L&D 5A/Mississippi R 655.0 651.5
M10 TREW3 Trempealeau - L&D 6 - Mississippi R 647.0 644.7
M10 LCRM5 La Crescent - L&D 7 - Mississippi R 641.0 638.3
M10 LACW3 La Crosse - (Pool 8 CP) Mississippi R 12.0 10.5
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R 631.0 629.6
M10 LYNW3 Lynxville - L&D 9 - Mississippi R 625.0 621.2
M10 MCGI4 McGregor - No. 2 - Mississippi R 16.0 14.2
M10 GTTI4 Guttenberg - L&D 10 - Mississippi R 15.0 13.0
M19 DBQI4 Dubuque - No.2 - Mississippi R 17.0 15.0
MIN MNKM5 Mankato - Minnesota R 22.0 15.4
MIN HENM5 Henderson - Minnesota R 732.0 729.4
MIN JDNM5 Jordan - Minnesota R 25.0 23.3
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R 17.0 15.1
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 13.5
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 23.2
RDW DELM5 Delano - So Fk Crow R 16.5 16.0
RDW SAVM5 Savage - Minnesota R 702.0 699.6
RDW STLM5 Stillwater - St Croix R 87.0 80.9
TIA OOAI4 Oskaloosa - 4N - S Skunk R 24.5 18.8
WIS BRFW3 Black River Falls - Hwy 54 - Black R 47.0 44.2
WIS GALW3 Galesville - 5SE - Black R 12.0 10.8
WIS ROTW3 Rothschild - Wisconsin R 25.0 20.3
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R 15.0 13.8
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R 17.0 16.0
WIS REAW3 Readstown - Kickapoo R 11.0 8.8
WIS SOGW3 Soldiers Grove - Kickapoo R 13.0 12.8
WIS GMIW3 Gays Mills - WWTP - Kickapoo R 13.0 11.9
WIS STEW3 Steuben - 3NE - Kickapoo R 12.0 10.2
...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
EST DH1152/PPDRZ 0.36 : Estherville Municipal Airport IA
SACI4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.14 : Sac City IA
HBTI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.10 : Humboldt WTP IA
AGNI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.08 : Algona 1NNW IA
BNWI4 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.08 : Boone WWTP IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILMD12 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.49 : Granite City 2NE IL
ILMD10 DH1100/PPDRZ 2.45 : Granite City 1ENE IL
ILMD41 DH1130/PPDRZ 1.34 : Troy 2S IL
VALI2 DH1200/PPDRG 1.17 : Valley City IL
BUFI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.14 : Buffalo IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INJS47 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.62 : Remington IN
MCX DH1155/PPDRZ 0.48 : Monticello 3S - White Cnty Arpt IN
INML06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.40 : Plymouth 2WSW IN
INEL36 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.39 : Elkhart 5SW IN
INSN03 DH1115/PPDRZ 0.30 : Hudson 5N IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MICN22 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.13 : Battle Creek 1S MI
MIBR09 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.11 : Plainwell 5E MI
MIVB15 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.01 : Gobles 1ESE MI
DRM DH1155/PPDRZ 0.84 : Drummond Island 1SW - Arpt MI
BTL DH1153/PPDRZ 0.81 : Battle Creek - W K Kellogg Arpt MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
BROM5 DH1200/PPDRG 1.16 : Breckenridge 11th St MN
MNBK11 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.10 : Lake Park 8S MN
MNHN365 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.95 : Maple Grove 2SSW MN
SAZ DH1200/PPDRZ 0.92 : Staples 2NNW - Muni Arpt MN
MNGR11 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.91 : Hoffman 4WSW MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
CLKM7 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.55 : Clarksville L&D 24 MO
CLKM7 DH1200/PPDRG 1.34 : Clarksville L&D 24 MO
CAZM7 DH1200/PPDRG 1.24 : Cap Au Gris (Winfield) L&D 25 (HP) MO
MOSL79 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.15 : Maryland Heights 1ESE MO
MORP07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.08 : Doniphan 14NW MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDRS02 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.40 : Lisbon ND
NDRC14 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.44 : Wahpeton 1SSE ND
MCLN8 DH1250/PPDRZ 1.32 : McLeod 3E ND
FAR DH1153/PPDRZ 1.21 : Fargo - Hector Field ND
BLDN8 DH1230/PPDRZ 1.10 : Valley City 9NW-Baldhill Dam ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.001 : Milbank WWTP SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NEHW3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.07 : Necedah 1W /RAWS/ WI
WIPP02 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.03 : Stockholm 3NE WI
3D2 DH1155/PPDRZ 0.02 : Ephraim - Gilbraltar Arpt WI
WIBT21 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.01 : Grantsburg 0.6 WI
WITR08 DH1245/PPDRZ 0.01 : Ettrick 4WNW 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
