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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1128 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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                 2024-05-03 14:45 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin                 2024-05-03 14:42 UTC
EWS Ern Wisconsin Basins to Lk MI      2024-05-03 12:48 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI   2024-05-03 12:59 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R                2024-05-03 16:01 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin    2024-05-03 15:23 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL   2024-05-03 13:48 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN   2024-05-03 14:46 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10     2024-05-03 15:10 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing   2024-05-03 15:17 UTC
MEC Meramec R Basin                    2024-05-03 14:00 UTC
MEN Menominee R - NE WI & U.P. of MI   2024-05-03 14:11 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN       2024-05-03 13:06 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL    2024-05-03 15:57 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers     2024-05-03 12:54 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin                       2024-05-03 13:46 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN     2024-05-03 14:10 UTC
RED Red R of the North mainstem        2024-05-03 14:46 UTC
SSL Illinois R tribs blo LaSalle, IL   2024-05-03 13:21 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R         2024-05-03 12:40 UTC
TMO NE Missouri Tribs to Miss. R       2024-05-03 14:39 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers    2024-05-03 15:26 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin                  2024-05-03 12:06 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin                  2024-05-03 12:31 UTC

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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   18.5
ILO BEAI2 Beardstown - Illinois R                         14.0   19.7
SSL RIPI2 Ripley - La Moine R                             22.0   24.8

Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
CIW KALI4 Kalona - 1SSW - English R                       14.0   14.9
DES AGNI4 Algona - 1NNW - E Fk Des Moines R               17.0   17.6
DES SFLM7 St Francisville - 1N - Des Moines R             18.0   19.9
ILO SRDI2 Utica - Starved Rock L&D 6 -Illinois R         450.0  451.8
ILO LSLI2 La Salle - 1S - Illinois R                      20.0   21.3
ILO PIAI2 Peoria - Boat Yard - Illinois R                 18.0   19.4
ILO NLGI2 La Grange - L&D 8 - Illinois R                  23.0   24.8
ILO MROI2 Meredosia - Pwr Plant - Illinois R              17.0   18.6
ILO VALI2 Valley City - Illinois R                        14.0   16.5
ILO HARI2 Hardin - Illinois R                             25.0   26.5
MEC ARNM7 Arnold - 1N - Meramec R                         24.0   26.3
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R                      21.0   21.3
MIS ALNI2 Alton - 2SE- Melvin Price L&D/Miss. R           21.0   22.3
MIS HRCM7 Herculaneum - 1NE                               26.0   26.5
MIS CHSI2 Chester - Mississippi R                         27.0   30.7

Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
CIW LANM5 Lansing - Cedar R                               18.0   14.2
CIW TRCM5 Austin - 3NW - Turtle Cr                        10.5    7.1
CIW MCWI4 Mason City - Winnebago R                        10.0    8.8
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R                       12.0   10.4
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R               12.0    8.6
DES ESVI4 Estherville - Des Moines R                      10.0    7.4
DES EMTI4 Emmetsburg - 2NW - Des Moines R                 11.0    9.4
DES HBTI4 Humboldt - WTP - Des Moines R                   10.0    9.7
DES FODI4 Ft Dodge - Des Moines R                         10.5    9.5
DES STRI4 Stratford - 4WSW - Des Moines R                 19.0   15.3
DES DESI4 Des Moines - SE 6TH St - Des Moines R           24.0   21.1
ILO OTWI2 Ottawa - Illinois R                            463.0  461.3
ILO HNYI2 Henry - Illinois R                              23.0   22.7
ILO PRAI2 Peoria - L&D 7 - Illinois R                    447.0  446.9
KBM NASI2 New Athens - Kaskaskia R                        79.0   78.7
KDF FSMI3 Foresman - 1W  (Brook 2E) - Iroquois R          18.0   15.0
KSJ NILM4 Niles - WWTP - St Joseph R                      11.0    7.2
M10 WABM5 Wabasha - (Pool 4 CP) Mississippi R             12.0   11.5
M10 WIDM5 Winona - 3NW-L&D 5A/Mississippi R              655.0  651.8
M10 TREW3 Trempealeau - L&D 6 - Mississippi R            647.0  644.5
M10 LACW3 La Crosse - (Pool 8 CP) Mississippi R           12.0   10.0
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R                  631.0  629.1
M10 LYNW3 Lynxville - L&D 9 - Mississippi R              625.0  620.5
M10 MCGI4 McGregor - No. 2 - Mississippi R                16.0   13.3
M10 GTTI4 Guttenberg - L&D 10 - Mississippi R             15.0   12.0
MEN MCAW3 Wausaukee - 15E - Menominee R                   15.0   12.3
MIN RWDM5 Redwood Falls - 3SW - Redwood R                  6.0    5.0
MIN NULM5 New Ulm - 2S - Minnesota R                     800.0  796.3
MIN SPFM5 Springfield - 4SW @ Cottonwood R                22.0   20.1
MIN MNKM5 Mankato - Minnesota R                           22.0   16.3
MIN HENM5 Henderson - Minnesota R                        732.0  729.6
MIN JDNM5 Jordan - Minnesota R                            25.0   23.6
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R                  17.0   15.5
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R      15.0   14.5
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R            25.0   24.4
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R            26.0   24.4
MIS GRFI2 Grafton - (Pool 26 CP) Mississippi R            20.0   19.4
MIS EADM7 St Louis - Eads Bridge - Mississippi R          30.0   28.4
RDW MAYM5 Mayer - So Fk Crow R                            11.0   10.4
RDW DELM5 Delano - So Fk Crow R                           16.5   14.8
RDW RKFM5 Rockford - Crow R                               10.0    8.2
RDW ANKM5 Brooklyn Park - Hwy 610 - Mississippi R         12.0    8.6
RDW SAVM5 Savage - Minnesota R                           702.0  700.9
RDW STPM5 St Paul - Smith Ave Br - Mississippi R          14.0   10.5
RDW HSTM5 Hastings - L&D 2 / Mississippi R                15.0   13.6
RDW STLM5 Stillwater - St Croix R                         87.0   82.3
RED FGON8 Fargo - WTP - Red R                             18.0   17.0
SSL LNMI2 London Mills - 1WSW - Spoon R                   15.0   13.5
SSL MNTI2 Monticello - Sangamon R                         13.0   12.7
SSL CDLI2 Chandlerville - 1N - Sangamon R                456.6  455.4
TIA SIGI4 Sigourney - 2S - N Skunk R                      16.0   14.5
TIA AGSI4 Augusta - Skunk R                               15.0   14.9
TMO EWNM7 Ewing - 5E - North Fabius R                     11.0    9.7
WIS BRFW3 Black River Falls - Hwy 54 - Black R            47.0   44.0
WIS GALW3 Galesville - 5SE - Black R                      12.0   10.2
WIS ROTW3 Rothschild - Wisconsin R                        25.0   18.6
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R                              15.0   13.5
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R              17.0   15.3

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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
OSKI4    DH1315/PPDRZ  2.81 : Oskaloosa - KBOE Radio              IA
OTWI4    DH1200/PPDRZ  2.79 : Ottumwa #1                          IA
IADV02   DH1200/PPDRZ  2.56 : Moulton 4ENE                        IA
IADV13   DH1300/PPDRZ  2.52 : Drakesville 7NNW                    IA
IADV14   DH1200/PPDRZ  2.50 : Drakesville 5WNW                    IA

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
ILMD10   DH1100/PPDRZ  2.21 : Granite City 1ENE                   IL
ILMD12   DH1200/PPDRZ  2.05 : Granite City 2NE                    IL
ILWL51   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.64 : Plainfield 2SSE                     IL
ALNI2    DH1000/PPDRZ  1.59 : Alton 2SE - Melvin Price L&D        IL
ILWL131  DH1100/PPDRZ  1.51 : Homer Glen 1NNE                     IL

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
INSN25   DH1000/PPDRZ  1.53 : Angola 1S                           IN
INLG18   DH1100/PPDRZ  1.29 : Lagrange 10ESE                      IN
INPT159  DH1200/PPDRZ  1.23 : Chesterton 4ESE                     IN
INLK63   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.21 : Gary 5ENE                           IN
INSN12   DH1141/PPDRZ  1.08 : Hudson                              IN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MIBN02   DH1043/PPDRZ  1.35 : Stevensville 2SSE                   MI
MIAN01   DH1100/PPDRZ  1.34 : Wayland 2W                          MI
BEH      DH1153/PPDRZ  1.18 : Benton Harbor Airport               MI
MIBN22   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.01 : Shoreham 2SE                        MI
MIVB10   DH1100/PPDRZ  1.00 : South Haven 2SSE                    MI

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MNGH17   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.13 : Zumbrota                            MN
MNOL29   DH1123/PPDRZ  1.08 : Rochester 5E                        MN
PNLM5    DH1200/PPDRG  1.06 : Pine Island 1S                      MN
MNOL48   DH1100/PPDRZ  1.05 : Rochester 4N                        MN
MNOL18   DH1030/PPDRZ  1.05 : Rochester 3NE                       MN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MOSLC07  DH1130/PPDRZ  2.20 : St. Louis 6SW                       MO
ARNM7    DH1200/PPDRG  1.84 : Arnold 1N                           MO
MOJF18   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.82 : Arnold                              MO
MOMA05   DH1300/PPDRZ  1.77 : Palmyra 4NNW                        MO
MOWS02   DH1300/PPDRZ  1.70 : Potosi 3W                           MO

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
LNKN8    DH1100/PPDRZ  1.90 : Lankin 6E                           ND
NDGF23   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.60 : Larimore                            ND
NDPM01   DH1140/PPDRZ  1.56 : Cavalier 8WNW                       ND
NDCV04   DH1300/PPDRZ  1.37 : Langdon 1ESE                        ND
CVLN8    DH1200/PPDRZ  1.31 : Cavalier 7NW                        ND

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
SDRB01   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.09 : Sisseton 4W                         SD
SDRB04   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.08 : Sisseton 10ENE                      SD
8D3      DH1156/PPDRZ  0.08 : Sisseton Muni Arpt                  SD
VTRS2    DH1200/PPDRZ  0.08 : Victor 4NNE                         SD
SDGT09   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.02 : LaBolt                              SD

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
RVFW3    DH1000/PPDRZ  1.07 : River Falls                         WI
WIEC28   DH1027/PPDRZ  1.04 : Eleva 3NNW                          WI
WIPC29   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.03 : Bay City 4NNW                       WI
WIPP12   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.02 : Durand 2SW                          WI
WIEC05   DH1050/PPDRZ  1.01 : Altoona                             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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