Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1121 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 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 2026-06-18 14:05 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2026-06-18 14:35 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-06-18 15:27 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-06-18 14:24 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-06-18 14:23 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin 2026-06-18 13:28 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-06-18 14:10 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2026-06-18 13:29 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-06-18 14:31 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-06-18 15:30 UTC
MEC Meramec R Basin 2026-06-18 14:11 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-06-18 16:02 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-06-18 14:23 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-06-18 13:28 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-06-18 14:01 UTC
SSL Illinois R tribs blo LaSalle, IL 2026-06-18 14:08 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-06-18 13:18 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-06-18 13:38 UTC
Sites with forecasts above major flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW KALI4 Kalona - 1SSW - English R 14.0 18.0
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 12.6
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
ILO HAVI2 Havana - Illinois R 14.0 18.3
ILO BEAI2 Beardstown - Illinois R 14.0 19.5
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CAL THNI2 Thornton - Thorn Cr 9.0 10.4
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 15.8
CIW LNTI4 Lone Tree - 5SW - Iowa R 16.0 17.1
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 21.5
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 11.2
ILO SRDI2 Utica - Starved Rock L&D 6 -Illinois R 450.0 452.6
ILO LSLI2 La Salle - 1S - Illinois R 20.0 21.9
ILO HNYI2 Henry - Illinois R 23.0 23.1
ILO PIAI2 Peoria - Boat Yard - Illinois R 18.0 19.6
ILO PRAI2 Peoria - L&D 7 - Illinois R 447.0 447.4
ILO NLGI2 La Grange - L&D 8 - Illinois R 23.0 24.2
ILO MROI2 Meredosia - Pwr Plant - Illinois R 17.0 18.4
ILO VALI2 Valley City - Illinois R 14.0 16.3
ILO HARI2 Hardin - Illinois R 25.0 25.8
MEC ARNM7 Arnold - 1N - Meramec R 24.0 24.0
MIS CHSI2 Chester - Mississippi R 27.0 28.7
NLM STRM4 Sterling - 3N - Rifle R 6.0 6.0
SSL LNMI2 London Mills - 1WSW - Spoon R 15.0 16.0
SSL MNTI2 Monticello - Sangamon R 13.0 13.6
SSL CLMI2 Colmar - 1SSW - La Moine R 20.0 20.0
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 11.6
CAL SHLI2 South Holland - Little Calumet R 16.0 14.0
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 12.5
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R 19.0 17.4
CIW TMAI4 Tama - 3W - Iowa R 12.5 11.9
CIW CJTI4 Columbus Junction - Iowa R 23.0 19.9
ILO OTWI2 Ottawa - Illinois R 463.0 461.0
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R 16.5 15.8
KDF DAVI3 Davis - Hwy 30 Br - Kankakee R 10.0 9.3
KDF MILI2 Milford - 1W - Sugar Cr 18.0 17.0
KSJ NILM4 Niles - WWTP - St Joseph R 11.0 7.0
M19 BRLI4 Burlington - Mississippi R 15.0 14.0
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R 17.0 15.4
MIS SVRM7 Saverton - L&D 22 - Mississippi R 16.0 14.1
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 14.8
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 24.5
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R 26.0 24.6
MIS GRFI2 Grafton - (Pool 26 CP) Mississippi R 20.0 18.9
MIS ALNI2 Alton - 2SE- Melvin Price L&D/Miss. R 21.0 20.8
MIS HRCM7 Herculaneum - 1NE 26.0 24.0
RCK MLII2 Moline - Rock R 12.0 11.4
SSL CNGI2 Congerville - 2NW - Mackinaw R 13.0 12.5
SSL SEVI2 Seville - (Marietta 3ESE) - Spoon R 22.0 19.7
SSL CDLI2 Chandlerville - 1N - Sangamon R 456.6 456.1
SSL RIPI2 Ripley - La Moine R 22.0 19.4
TIA CFXI4 Colfax - S Skunk R 18.0 15.9
TIA AGSI4 Augusta - Skunk R 15.0 14.4
...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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Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Iowa:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MSTI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.59 : Muscatine 2N IA
MCTI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.25 : Muscatine WWTP IA
IAWS02 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.81 : Ainsworth 7N IA
IAWS07 DH1130/PPDRZ 2.36 : Wellman 4E IA
NEPI4 DH1200/PPDRG 2.36 : North English 4E (Near Parnell) IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILMU01 DH1041/PPDRZ 3.63 : Arthur 1NNW IL
ILDW05 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.56 : Farmer City 2SSW IL
ILDW08 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.40 : Farmer City 3WSW IL
ILMU08 DH1148/PPDRZ 3.14 : Lovington 4NNW IL
DEC DH1154/PPDRZ 3.13 : Decatur Arpt IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INLK110 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.35 : Highland 1SW IN
INLK15 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.32 : Dyer 1WNW IN
HBTI3 DH1200/PPDRG 2.24 : Hobart IN
INLP07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.98 : La Porte 2SW IN
SBWI3 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.94 : South Bend IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MIMD09 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.95 : Freeland 8W MI
MIIS05 DH1000/PPDRZ 1.68 : Shepherd 4SSE MI
MIMK01 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.66 : Lake City 5SSW MI
LUPM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.58 : Lupton 1S MI
LKCM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.56 : Lake City Exp Farm MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNGR04 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.28 : Kensington 4W MN
MNGR11 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.25 : Hoffman 4WSW MN
DELM5 DH1200/PPDRG 1.73 : Delano MN
MNMW03 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.56 : Austin 2ENE MN
MNCV42 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.37 : Norwood Young America 1ENE MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOMA04 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.32 : Hannibal MO
CNRM7 DH1200/PPDRP 1.15 : Center 1ENE MO
CTZM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.93 : Center 6W - Cannon Dam (TW) MO
CDAM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.90 : Center 6W-Clarence Cannon Dam MO
HNNM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.76 : Hannibal WTP MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
LFDN8 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.44 : Lansford ND
4037N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.34 : Wahpeton 3SSW ND
0661N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.34 : Grano 3NNW ND
NDRC08 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.34 : Abercrombie ND
MCLN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.32 : McLeod 3E ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 0.36 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
SDRB04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.21 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.18 : Sisseton 4W SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.17 : Milbank WWTP SD
SDGT09 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.13 : LaBolt SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
LGEW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.39 : Lake Geneva WI
CBLW3 DH1130/PPDRZ 1.38 : Cumberland WI
WIPK07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.37 : Amery 6NNW WI
WIIW03 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.36 : Mineral Point 7ENE WI
WIWW02 DH1130/PPDRZ 1.35 : Lake Geneva 1ENE 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
