Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1114 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 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 2026-10-04 13:38 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-10-04 13:42 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-10-04 12:52 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-10-04 15:38 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-10-04 14:45 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-10-04 15:47 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-10-04 15:57 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-10-04 12:51 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-10-04 14:51 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-10-04 12:56 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-10-04 12:59 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-10-04 13:19 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 12.7
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
TIA SIGI4 Sigourney - 2S - N Skunk R 16.0 18.3
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW HUDI4 Hudson - Black Hawk Cr 15.0 15.1
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 13.8
CIW TMAI4 Tama - 3W - Iowa R 12.5 12.9
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 16.9
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 22.5
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 12.1
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R 12.0 13.4
KDF RUSI2 Russell - Des Plaines R 7.0 7.4
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 15.3
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 25.1
TIA ANSI4 Anamosa - 2SE - Wapsipinicon R 14.5 14.7
TIA CFXI4 Colfax - S Skunk R 18.0 18.0
TIA AGSI4 Augusta - Skunk R 15.0 15.1
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R 89.0 86.5
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 10.3
CIW PLOI4 Palo - Cedar R 12.5 11.3
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 10.8
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 13.9
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R 19.0 17.5
CIW LNTI4 Lone Tree - 5SW - Iowa R 16.0 15.4
CIW CJTI4 Columbus Junction - Iowa R 23.0 20.0
DES PROI4 Perry - 1W - N Raccoon R 15.0 14.3
DES GRMI4 Grimes - 3E - Beaver Cr 14.0 12.2
DES DMOI4 Des Moines - 2ND Ave - Des Moines R 23.0 20.5
DES DESI4 Des Moines - SE 6TH St - Des Moines R 24.0 23.8
DES OTMI4 Ottumwa - Des Moines R 13.0 9.3
KDF NMSW3 New Munster - 2N - Fox R 11.0 10.2
M19 BRLI4 Burlington - Mississippi R 15.0 14.0
MIS CANM7 Canton - L&D 20 - Mississippi R 15.0 13.0
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R 17.0 16.5
MIS SVRM7 Saverton - L&D 22 - Mississippi R 16.0 14.9
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R 26.0 24.9
MIS CHSI2 Chester - Mississippi R 27.0 25.0
RCK JOSI2 Joslin - Rock R 12.0 11.1
RCK MLII2 Moline - Rock R 12.0 11.5
TIA OOAI4 Oskaloosa - 4N - S Skunk R 24.5 20.8
...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
IACT08 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.001 : Elkader 7WSW IA
IADB27 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Dubuque 1WNW IA
MHRI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Manchester No. 2 - WWTP IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILWN45 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.02 : Machesney Park 1W IL
ILMCH35 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.02 : Lakemoor 2NW IL
DKAI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : De Kalb IL
ILKN95 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Elgin 2W IL
ILMCH33 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.001 : Woodstock 4SW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INEL39 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Goshen 3WSW IN
SBN DH1154/PPDRZ 0.001 : South Bend - Michiana Rgnl Arpt IN
INEL78 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Goshen 4NNW IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
TRRM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.64 : Lake Linden 2NE MI
P59 DH1151/PPDRZ 0.63 : Copper Harbor Arpt MI
KSGM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.58 : Kearsarge MI
QNCM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.57 : Hancock 1N MI
MIHG21 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.54 : Atlantic Mine 4NW MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNCN50 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.65 : Moose Lake 3ESE MN
MZHM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.65 : Moose Lake 3SW (RAWS/Arpt) MN
MNWG24 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.65 : Mahtomedi 1SSW MN
SNDM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.61 : Sandstone 6W (CRN) MN
MNPN41 DH1101/PPDRZ 0.59 : Askov 6E MN
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Missouri during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
VLAN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.04 : Velva 4SW ND
MOT DH1154/PPDRZ 0.03 : Minot Intl Arpt ND
MIB DH1155/PPDRZ 0.01 : Minot AFB ND
PBAN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.01 : Pembina WTP ND
FRTN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Ft Totten 5ENE-Spirit Lk Casino /RA ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDGT01 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.19 : Milbank 4SSW SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.14 : Milbank WWTP SD
SDRB09 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.14 : Wilmot 8NNE SD
SDGT09 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.10 : LaBolt SD
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.08 : Sisseton 4W SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIBY14 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.58 : Ashland 10W WI
WIBY38 DH1112/PPDRZ 0.57 : Iron River 5ESE WI
WIDG30 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.56 : Superior 2WNW WI
WIDG16 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.56 : Poplar 2E WI
PKBW3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.55 : Superior - Pokegama Bay 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
