Hydrometeorological Discussion
Issued by NWS North Central River Forecast Center
Issued by NWS North Central River Forecast Center
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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1107 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 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
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2025-07-18 15:11 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-07-18 14:37 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-07-18 13:23 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-07-18 13:50 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2025-07-18 12:34 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-07-18 14:34 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-07-18 15:22 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN 2025-07-18 13:52 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-07-18 15:35 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-07-18 13:44 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-07-18 13:47 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-07-18 14:04 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-07-18 13:35 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-07-18 12:33 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
MIN MVOM5 Montevideo - Minnesota R 14.0 14.2
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R 21.0 21.2
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 15.1
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 25.2
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 14.1
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 8.4
KSJ CPEI3 Cosperville - N Br Elkhart R 6.0 5.2
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R 631.0 626.7
M10 LYNW3 Lynxville - L&D 9 - Mississippi R 625.0 619.1
MIN GTEM5 Granite Falls - Minnesota R 885.0 883.9
MIN NULM5 New Ulm - 2S - Minnesota R 800.0 796.8
MIN HENM5 Henderson - Minnesota R 732.0 727.8
MIN JDNM5 Jordan - Minnesota R 25.0 22.9
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R 17.0 16.3
MIS SVRM7 Saverton - L&D 22 - Mississippi R 16.0 14.6
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R 26.0 25.1
RDW DELM5 Delano - So Fk Crow R 16.5 12.6
RDW SAVM5 Savage - Minnesota R 702.0 699.4
RDW STLM5 Stillwater - St Croix R 87.0 80.1
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...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
IACN17 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Charlotte 2WNW IA
IACT08 DH1115/PPDRZ 0.001 : Elkader 7WSW IA
IADB27 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Dubuque 1WNW IA
MCWI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Mason City IA
WSHI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Washington IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
HEKI2 DH1200/PPDRG 2.41 : Hecker 2NE IL
ILMO07 DH1215/PPDRZ 2.32 : Columbia 5S IL
SAR DH1155/PPDRZ 2.29 : Sparta 2N - Arpt IL
ILMO04 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.16 : Fults 4ENE IL
ILRH07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.86 : Sparta 2NW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSL04 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.20 : Hymera IN
NJDI3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : North Judson 3S IN
INLG05 DH1132/PPDRZ 0.03 : LaGrange 1ENE IN
INML26 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.03 : Tippecanoe 1S IN
INSJ64 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.02 : Mishawaka 2E IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
CHBM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.05 : Cheboygan WWTP MI
MIPI01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.04 : Rogers City MI
MMOM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.03 : Mio /RAWS/ MI
MYOM4 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.03 : Mio 1ESE - WWTP MI
PTYM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : Petoskey NCMC MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SRFM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.17 : Fertile 3WSW MN
MNBM21 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.14 : Bemidji 3ENE MN
MNNR01 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.11 : Twin Valley MN
MNPK13 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.10 : Crookston 1ENE MN
MWRM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.07 : Mahnomen 1SE MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOSLC07 DH1130/PPDRZ 1.69 : St. Louis 6SW MO
MOSS42 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.41 : O`Fallon 3NNE MO
MOJF34 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.38 : Cedar Hill Lakes 8SSW MO
MOSL79 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.23 : Maryland Heights 1ESE MO
RCHM7 DH1200/PPDRG 1.08 : Richwoods MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
PBGN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.57 : Petersburg 2N ND
VLAN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.21 : Velva 4SW ND
NDTR05 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.18 : Mayville 4SSE ND
NDTR03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.17 : Grandin 7ENE ND
MIB DH1155/PPDRZ 0.13 : 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
SBEW3 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.02 : Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm WI
WIWS17 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : Hartford 2ESE WI
WIDG48 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Maple 1ENE WI
WISB31 DH1159/PPDRZ 0.01 : Sheboygan 3SSW WI
WIMQ05 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Neshkoro 5SSE WI
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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
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