River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
930 FGUS53 KMSR 150134 RVFCIW RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 834 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026 : THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER : FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS : WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : : FORECAST GROUP IS CIW : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, CEBI4 :CEDAR BLUFF, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 26.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.5 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 15 .AR :CREST: CEBI4 0817 Z DC202608150134/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 12.3 :Crest near 12.3 FT around 06 Z on Mon, Aug 17 .ER CEBI4 0815 Z DC202608150134/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0814 : / 8.7 .E2 : 0815 : / 9.0 / 9.3 / 9.8 / 10.4 .E3 : 0816 : / 11.0 / 11.7 / 12.1 / 12.3 .E4 : 0817 : / 12.3 / 12.2 / 12.1 / 11.9 .E5 : 0818 : / 11.8 / 11.6 / 11.4 / 11.1 .E6 : 0819 : / 10.8 / 10.4 / 10.0 / 9.5 .E7 : 0820 : / 9.1 / 8.7 / 8.4 / 8.2 .E8 : 0821 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.8 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0814 / 0.59 : 0815 / 0.66 / 0.01 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 16 is 1.26 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, CNEI4 :CONESVILLE 4NE, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 13.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 16.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.3 FT AT 1600 Z ON AUG 14 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 08/17/2026 .AR :CREST: CNEI4 0818 Z DC202608150134/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 13.2 :Crest near 13.2 FT around 06 Z on Tue, Aug 18 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 08/19/2026 .ER CNEI4 0815 Z DC202608150134/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0814 : / 9.3 .E2 : 0815 : / 9.5 / 9.7 / 10.1 / 10.5 .E3 : 0816 : / 11.0 / 11.5 / 12.0 / 12.4 .E4 : 0817 : / 12.7 / 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.2 .E5 : 0818 : / 13.2 / 13.1 / 13.0 / 12.8 .E6 : 0819 : / 12.7 / 12.5 / 12.3 / 12.0 .E7 : 0820 : / 11.7 / 11.4 / 11.0 / 10.7 .E8 : 0821 : / 10.3 / 10.0 / 9.7 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0814 / 1.05 : 0815 / 1.14 / 0.03 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 16 is 2.22 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Missing observation at 00Z. :************************************************************ :IOWA RIVER, MROI4 :MARENGO, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 19.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.6 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 15 .AR :CREST: MROI4 0817 Z DC202608150134/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 14.9 :Crest near 14.9 FT around 12 Z on Mon, Aug 17 .ER MROI4 0815 Z DC202608150134/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0814 : / 11.3 .E2 : 0815 : / 12.2 / 12.7 / 13.3 / 13.8 .E3 : 0816 : / 14.2 / 14.5 / 14.7 / 14.8 .E4 : 0817 : / 14.9 / 14.9 / 14.9 / 14.8 .E5 : 0818 : / 14.7 / 14.6 / 14.4 / 14.1 .E6 : 0819 : / 13.8 / 13.5 / 13.1 / 12.8 .E7 : 0820 : / 12.5 / 12.2 / 11.9 / 11.7 .E8 : 0821 : / 11.5 / 11.4 / 11.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0814 / 1.12 : 0815 / 0.61 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 16 is 1.73 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ENGLISH RIVER, KALI4 :KALONA 1SSW, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.6 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 08/15/2026 .AR :CREST: KALI4 0816 Z DC202608150134/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 16.8 :Crest near 16.8 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Aug 16 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/17/2026 .ER KALI4 0815 Z DC202608150134/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0814 : / 11.8 .E2 : 0815 : / 15.2 / 16.4 / 16.8 / 16.8 .E3 : 0816 : / 16.6 / 16.3 / 15.9 / 15.2 .E4 : 0817 : / 14.3 / 13.0 / 11.8 / 10.6 .E5 : 0818 : / 9.5 / 8.7 / 8.2 / 7.8 .E6 : 0819 : / 7.5 / 7.3 / 7.0 / 6.8 .E7 : 0820 : / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.4 / 6.3 .E8 : 0821 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0814 / 1.65 : 0815 / 1.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 16 is 2.67 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :IOWA RIVER, LNTI4 :LONE TREE 5SW - TRI COUNTY BRIDGE, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 22.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.9 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 15 .AR :CREST: LNTI4 0816 Z DC202608150134/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 15.9 :Crest near 15.9 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Aug 16 .ER LNTI4 0815 Z DC202608150134/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0814 : / 10.4 .E2 : 0815 : / 11.8 / 14.6 / 15.9 / 15.6 .E3 : 0816 : / 15.0 / 14.6 / 14.5 / 14.5 .E4 : 0817 : / 14.5 / 14.4 / 14.2 / 13.8 .E5 : 0818 : / 13.2 / 12.8 / 12.3 / 12.0 .E6 : 0819 : / 11.7 / 11.5 / 11.2 / 11.0 .E7 : 0820 : / 10.9 / 10.7 / 10.5 / 10.4 .E8 : 0821 : / 10.2 / 10.1 / 9.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0814 / 1.46 : 0815 / 1.28 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 16 is 2.74 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :IOWA RIVER, CJTI4 :COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 19.0 FTMINOR STAGE 23.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 25.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 26.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.4 FT AT 1752 Z ON AUG 14 .AR :CREST: CJTI4 0816 Z DC202608150134/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 19.1 :Crest near 19.1 FT around 06 Z on Sun, Aug 16 .AR :CREST: CJTI4 0818 Z DC202608150134/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 19.3 :Crest near 19.3 FT around 06 Z on Tue, Aug 18 .ER CJTI4 0815 Z DC202608150134/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0814 : / 15.4 .E2 : 0815 : / 16.1 / 17.2 / 18.4 / 19.1 .E3 : 0816 : / 18.9 / 18.4 / 18.0 / 18.1 .E4 : 0817 : / 18.4 / 18.8 / 19.2 / 19.3 .E5 : 0818 : / 19.3 / 19.1 / 18.8 / 18.6 .E6 : 0819 : / 18.3 / 18.0 / 17.7 / 17.5 .E7 : 0820 : / 17.2 / 16.9 / 16.6 / 16.2 .E8 : 0821 : / 15.9 / 15.5 / 15.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0814 / 2.07 : 0815 / 1.86 / 0.01 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 16 is 3.94 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :River gage is currently out of service. The latest :observations are not available. :************************************************************ :IOWA RIVER, WAPI4 :WAPELLO, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 18.5 FTMINOR STAGE 21.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 25.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 27.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 18.7 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 08/15/2026 .AR :CREST: WAPI4 0816 Z DC202608150134/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 22.3 :Crest near 22.3 FT around 12 Z on Sun, Aug 16 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 08/17/2026 .ER WAPI4 0815 Z DC202608150134/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0814 : / 19.3 .E2 : 0815 : / 20.0 / 20.9 / 21.6 / 22.2 .E3 : 0816 : / 22.3 / 22.1 / 21.8 / 21.3 .E4 : 0817 : / 21.0 / 20.9 / 20.9 / 20.9 .E5 : 0818 : / 21.0 / 21.0 / 21.0 / 20.8 .E6 : 0819 : / 20.6 / 20.4 / 20.2 / 19.9 .E7 : 0820 : / 19.7 / 19.4 / 19.2 / 18.9 .E8 : 0821 : / 18.6 / 18.3 / 17.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0814 / 1.71 : 0815 / 2.69 / 0.01 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 16 is 4.41 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :IOWA RIVER, OKVI4 :OAKVILLE, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 8.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.9 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/15/2026 .AR :CREST: OKVI4 0816 Z DC202608150134/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 12.6 :Crest near 12.6 FT around 12 Z on Sun, Aug 16 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 08/17/2026 .ER OKVI4 0815 Z DC202608150134/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0814 : / 9.4 .E2 : 0815 : / 10.3 / 11.1 / 11.8 / 12.4 .E3 : 0816 : / 12.6 / 12.5 / 12.3 / 11.8 .E4 : 0817 : / 11.4 / 11.0 / 10.7 / 10.7 .E5 : 0818 : / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.7 .E6 : 0819 : / 10.6 / 10.5 / 10.3 / 10.1 .E7 : 0820 : / 9.8 / 9.6 / 9.3 / 9.1 .E8 : 0821 : / 8.8 / 8.5 / 8.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0814 / 1.01 : 0815 / 2.84 / 0.02 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 16 is 3.87 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2537 : :...END of MESSAGE...