Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
145 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 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 2026-09-12 15:18 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-09-12 15:20 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-09-12 14:56 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-09-12 15:43 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-09-12 15:57 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-09-12 16:15 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-09-12 16:21 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-09-12 14:54 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-09-12 15:17 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-09-12 14:50 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-09-12 15:08 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-09-12 14:54 UTC
No forecast points in the NCRFC forecast area are forecast to rise
above Flood Stage.
...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
GTHI4 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.12 : Guthrie Center IA
IAMD03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.06 : Earlham 2W IA
IADL28 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.05 : Waukee 3SSW IA
REDI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.05 : Redfield 2E IA
ALO DH1154/PPDRZ 0.04 : Waterloo Muni Arpt (ASOS) IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
CFMI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.12 : Mt Vernon 2SE IL
ILFK07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.12 : Christopher 1NNW IL
MVN DH1156/PPDRZ 0.11 : Mount Vernon Outland Arpt IL
BONI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.09 : Bonnie - Casey Fk Subimpoundment IL
ILFK06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.08 : Benton 1NNE IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSL04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.60 : Hymera IN
INNB37 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Albion 3S IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
OJIM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.66 : Cooper Harbor 53NW - Ojibway (RAWS) MI
WINM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.29 : Calumet 55NW - Windigo (RAWS) MI
MIKW01 DH1344/PPDRZ 0.17 : Eagle Harbor 6E MI
TRRM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.17 : Lake Linden 2NE MI
CMX DH1153/PPDRZ 0.14 : Houghton County AP MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNWD12 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.48 : Wadena 1NE MN
ELO DH1200/PPDRZ 2.00 : Ely Muni Arpt MN
ELOM5 DH1200/PPDRG 1.93 : Ely 5SSE (RAWS/Muni Arpt) MN
LALM5 DH1200/PPDRG 1.91 : Aldrich 8NNE - CSAH26 MN
MNLK23 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.78 : Ely 8SE MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
CBFM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.22 : Belgrade 6SW - Council Bluff RAWS MO
RCHM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.16 : Richwoods MO
MORP07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.16 : Doniphan 14NW MO
MOSC07 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.08 : Sikeston 2ENE MO
MOCF08 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.06 : St. James 8SE MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
LWDN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Lostwood 11N (RAWS) ND
NGTN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Northgate 5ESE (CRN) ND
LFDN8 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.001 : Lansford ND
MOT DH1154/PPDRZ 0.001 : Minot Intl Arpt ND
MIB DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Minot AFB 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
WIDG15 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.49 : Superior 15S WI
WIDG16 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.36 : Poplar 2E WI
WIBF02 DH1145/PPDRZ 0.34 : Mondovi 12SSE WI
WIDG18 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.32 : Superior 4WNW WI
AVTW3 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.31 : Arbor Vitae-Johnson Lake 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
