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RIVER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN
529 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 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.
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: FORECAST GROUP IS CIW
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: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS
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:CEDAR RIVER, CNEI4
:CONESVILLE 4NE, IA - DVN
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:ACTION STAGE      12.0 FTMINOR STAGE       13.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       16.5 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.8 FT AT 0900 Z ON SEP 20
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 09/20/2026
.AR :CREST: CNEI4 0922 Z DC202609201029/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 14.8
:Crest near 14.8 FT around 06 Z on Tue, Sep 22
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 09/24/2026
.ER CNEI4 0920 Z DC202609201029/DH12/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0920 :   /  11.5 /  12.4 /  13.1 /  13.7
.E2    : 0921 :   /  14.1 /  14.4 /  14.6 /  14.8
.E3    : 0922 :   /  14.8 /  14.8 /  14.7 /  14.5
.E4    : 0923 :   /  14.3 /  14.1 /  13.8 /  13.6
.E5    : 0924 :   /  13.4 /  13.1 /  12.9 /  12.8
.E6    : 0925 :   /  12.6 /  12.5 /  12.5 /  12.4
.E7    : 0926 :   /  12.3 /  12.1 /  11.7 /  11.3
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0920    /  1.08 /  0.24 /  0.01 /  0.02
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 1.35 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:ENGLISH RIVER, KALI4
:KALONA 1SSW, IA - DVN
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:ACTION STAGE      13.0 FTMINOR STAGE       14.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       18.0 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 16.5 FT AT 0900 Z ON SEP 20
.AR :CREST: KALI4 0921 Z DC202609201029/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 17.9
:Crest near 17.9 FT around 06 Z on Mon, Sep 21
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 09/22/2026
.ER KALI4 0920 Z DC202609201029/DH12/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0920 :   /  16.9 /  17.6 /  17.8 /  17.9
.E2    : 0921 :   /  17.8 /  17.3 /  16.4 /  15.4
.E3    : 0922 :   /  14.4 /  13.2 /  12.0 /  11.1
.E4    : 0923 :   /  10.3 /   9.6 /   9.1 /   8.8
.E5    : 0924 :   /   8.5 /   8.3 /   8.1 /   8.0
.E6    : 0925 :   /   7.8 /   7.6 /   7.5 /   7.4
.E7    : 0926 :   /   7.3 /   7.2 /   7.1 /   7.0
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0920    /  0.82 /  0.06 /  0.00 /  0.02
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.90 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:IOWA RIVER, LNTI4
:LONE TREE 5SW - TRI COUNTY BRIDGE, IA - DVN
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:ACTION STAGE      14.0 FTMINOR STAGE       16.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    18.5 FTMAJOR STAGE       22.0 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.3 FT AT 0700 Z ON SEP 20
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 09/20/2026
.AR :CREST: LNTI4 0921 Z DC202609201029/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 18.0
:Crest near 18.0 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 09/22/2026
.ER LNTI4 0920 Z DC202609201029/DH12/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0920 :   /  13.9 /  17.2 /  18.0 /  17.6
.E2    : 0921 :   /  17.1 /  16.7 /  16.6 /  16.3
.E3    : 0922 :   /  16.1 /  15.9 /  15.4 /  14.7
.E4    : 0923 :   /  14.0 /  13.4 /  12.9 /  12.5
.E5    : 0924 :   /  12.2 /  11.9 /  11.5 /  11.0
.E6    : 0925 :   /  10.5 /  10.3 /  10.0 /   9.7
.E7    : 0926 :   /   9.4 /   9.2 /   9.1 /   9.0
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0920    /  0.98 /  0.10 /  0.01 /  0.03
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 1.12 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:IOWA RIVER, CJTI4
:COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - DVN
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:ACTION STAGE      19.0 FTMINOR STAGE       23.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    25.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       26.5 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.9 FT AT 0900 Z ON SEP 20
.AR :CREST: CJTI4 0922 Z DC202609201029/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 22.9
:Crest near 22.9 FT around 12 Z on Tue, Sep 22
.ER CJTI4 0920 Z DC202609201029/DH12/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0920 :   /  16.4 /  17.9 /  19.4 /  20.8
.E2    : 0921 :   /  21.7 /  22.2 /  22.6 /  22.8
.E3    : 0922 :   /  22.9 /  22.9 /  22.8 /  22.5
.E4    : 0923 :   /  22.2 /  21.7 /  21.1 /  20.5
.E5    : 0924 :   /  19.9 /  19.4 /  18.9 /  18.4
.E6    : 0925 :   /  18.0 /  17.6 /  17.3 /  17.1
.E7    : 0926 :   /  16.9 /  16.7 /  16.5 /  16.2
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0920    /  0.85 /  0.14 /  0.00 /  0.02
:
: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 1.01 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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