Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1208 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 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
CAL Little Calumet R Basin 2026-03-09 14:03 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2026-03-09 14:38 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-03-09 15:12 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-03-09 14:36 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-03-09 14:18 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin 2026-03-09 14:15 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2026-03-09 15:05 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-03-09 15:40 UTC
MEC Meramec R Basin 2026-03-09 14:50 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-03-09 16:12 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-03-09 14:16 UTC
RED Red R of the North mainstem 2026-03-09 16:02 UTC
SMS Southeastern Michigan Streams 2026-03-09 14:52 UTC
SMW Saginaw Basin in MI 2026-03-09 14:51 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-03-09 14:37 UTC
TMN Red R tribs in Minnesota 2026-03-09 15:15 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2026-03-09 13:59 UTC
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
MEC BYRM7 Byrnesville - 2NNE - Big R 16.0 20.1
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 16.9
KSJ VCKM4 Vicksburg - 2E - Portage R 5.0 5.0
MEC SLLM7 Sullivan - 4SE - Meramec R 11.0 11.5
MEC ERKM7 Eureka - 2E - Meramec R 19.0 21.7
MEC VLLM7 Valley Park - Meramec R 18.0 19.2
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CAL LCMI3 Munster - Little Calumet R 12.0 11.5
CIW FNHI4 Finchford - W Fk Cedar R 17.0 12.7
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 10.0
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R 89.0 85.7
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 9.2
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R 19.0 15.6
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 13.3
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R 12.0 9.8
GND ELNM4 East Lansing - Red Cedar R 7.0 6.4
GND HHTM4 Holt - 2E - Sycamore Cr 8.0 7.9
GND EAGM4 Eagle - 2NNE - Looking Glass R 7.0 5.4
GND MRPM4 Maple Rapids - Maple R 9.0 8.8
GND IONM4 Ionia - Grand R 21.0 17.6
GND LWLM4 Lowell - Grand R 15.0 10.5
GND HSTM4 Hastings - 3SE - Thornapple R 7.0 5.7
KSJ TRVM4 Three Rivers - WWTP & St Joseph R 7.0 6.9
KSJ SBNI3 South Bend - WWTP - St Joseph R 5.5 4.7
KSJ NILM4 Niles - WWTP - St Joseph R 11.0 9.2
MEC PCFM7 Pacific - Meramec R 15.0 14.6
SMS ANNM4 Ann Arbor - Huron R 16.0 14.3
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 10.3
WIS BRFW3 Black River Falls - Hwy 54 - Black R 47.0 43.2
WIS GALW3 Galesville - 5SE - Black R 12.0 10.1
WIS ROTW3 Rothschild - Wisconsin R 25.0 18.5
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R 15.0 14.2
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R 17.0 15.4
...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
GBGI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Galesburg WTP IL
ILKD126 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Oswego 1ESE IL
MQBI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Macomb WWTP IL
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Indiana during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
CRSM4 DH1030/PPDRZ 0.20 : Cross Village 1E MI
MICP14 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.11 : Sault Ste. Marie 2E MI
SSMM4 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.11 : Sault Ste Marie MI
PTYM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.11 : Petoskey NCMC MI
ANJM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.11 : Sault Ste. Marie 2WNW MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
KABM5 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.29 : Kabetogama - Visitor Ctr MN
MNSL171 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.29 : Kabetogama 1SSW MN
MNSL95 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.27 : Kabetogama 2NW MN
MNKC10 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.19 : International Falls 5SSW MN
INL DH1154/PPDRZ 0.17 : International Falls Intl Arpt MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOBU03 DH1240/PPDRZ 0.01 : Poplar Bluff 4WNW MO
DXTM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Dexter MO
MOCG14 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Oak Ridge 2WSW MO
MMPM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Memphis MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
LMGN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.10 : Lake Metigoshe State Park ND
NDBT09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.05 : Westhope ND
PBAN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.04 : Pembina WTP ND
NDBT11 DH1254/PPDRZ 0.04 : Bottineau 6ENE ND
LFDN8 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.01 : Lansford 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
LUM DH1155/PPDRZ 0.06 : Menomonie Arpt WI
WISC42 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.05 : Woodville 3NNE WI
MFI DH1154/PPDRZ 0.04 : Marshfield Muni Arpt WI
ISW DH1154/PPDRZ 0.04 : Wisconsin Rapids - Wood Cnty Arpt WI
EAU DH1156/PPDRZ 0.04 : Chippewa Valley Rgnl Arpt 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
