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668 FGUS53 KMSR 300223 RVFDES RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 922 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025 : 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 DES : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :NORTH RACCOON RIVER, PROI4 :PERRY 1W, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.9 FT AT 0015 Z ON JUL 30 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/01/2025 .AR :CREST: PROI4 0803 Z DC202507300222/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 15.9 :Crest near 15.9 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Aug 3 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 08/04/2025 .ER PROI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 8.7 .E2 : 0730 : / 8.7 / 9.4 / 10.6 / 11.9 .E3 : 0731 : / 13.0 / 13.9 / 14.5 / 14.6 .E4 : 0801 : / 14.9 / 15.2 / 15.4 / 15.7 .E5 : 0802 : / 15.8 / 15.8 / 15.9 / 15.9 .E6 : 0803 : / 15.8 / 15.6 / 15.3 / 15.1 .E7 : 0804 : / 14.8 / 14.6 / 14.4 / 14.2 .E8 : 0805 : / 13.9 / 13.6 / 13.1 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.53 : 0730 / 0.97 / 0.38 / 0.13 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 2.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES MOINES RIVER, ESVI4 :ESTHERVILLE, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 6.0 FTMINOR STAGE 10.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 14.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 3.4 FT AT 0048 Z ON JUL 30 .AR :CREST: ESVI4 0731 Z DC202507300222/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 6.0 :Crest near 6.0 FT around 00 Z on Thu, Jul 31 .ER ESVI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 3.5 .E2 : 0730 : / 4.0 / 5.3 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E3 : 0731 : / 5.7 / 5.4 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E4 : 0801 : / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.6 .E5 : 0802 : / 4.6 / 4.6 / 4.7 / 4.7 .E6 : 0803 : / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.8 .E7 : 0804 : / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.9 .E8 : 0805 : / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.18 : 0730 / 1.13 / 0.15 / 0.09 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 1.55 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES MOINES RIVER, HBTI4 :HUMBOLDT WTP, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 7.0 FTMINOR STAGE 10.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 14.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.6 FT AT 0030 Z ON JUL 30 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 07/31/2025 .AR :CREST: HBTI4 0801 Z DC202507300222/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 10.5 :Crest near 10.5 FT around 18 Z on Fri, Aug 1 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 08/03/2025 .ER HBTI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 6.9 .E2 : 0730 : / 7.5 / 8.2 / 8.8 / 9.2 .E3 : 0731 : / 9.7 / 10.0 / 10.2 / 10.3 .E4 : 0801 : / 10.4 / 10.5 / 10.5 / 10.4 .E5 : 0802 : / 10.3 / 10.2 / 10.0 / 9.9 .E6 : 0803 : / 9.7 / 9.5 / 9.3 / 9.1 .E7 : 0804 : / 8.9 / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.5 .E8 : 0805 : / 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.1 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.27 : 0730 / 0.55 / 0.37 / 0.09 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 1.28 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :EAST FORK DES MOINES RIVER, AGNI4 :ALGONA 1NNW, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 22.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 15.2 FT AT 0000 Z ON JUL 30 .AR :CREST: AGNI4 0801 Z DC202507300222/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 16.9 :Crest near 16.9 FT around 18 Z on Fri, Aug 1 .ER AGNI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 15.2 .E2 : 0730 : / 15.3 / 15.4 / 15.6 / 15.8 .E3 : 0731 : / 16.1 / 16.3 / 16.5 / 16.6 .E4 : 0801 : / 16.8 / 16.9 / 16.9 / 16.9 .E5 : 0802 : / 16.9 / 16.9 / 16.8 / 16.7 .E6 : 0803 : / 16.7 / 16.6 / 16.5 / 16.4 .E7 : 0804 : / 16.3 / 16.2 / 16.1 / 16.0 .E8 : 0805 : / 15.8 / 15.7 / 15.6 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.15 : 0730 / 0.43 / 0.39 / 0.13 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 1.10 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES MOINES RIVER, FODI4 :FT DODGE, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 10.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 17.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.3 FT AT 0000 Z ON JUL 30 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 07/31/2025 .AR :CREST: FODI4 0802 Z DC202507300222/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 11.1 :Crest near 11.1 FT around 00 Z on Sat, Aug 2 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 08/03/2025 .ER FODI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 7.4 .E2 : 0730 : / 7.8 / 8.3 / 8.9 / 9.5 .E3 : 0731 : / 10.0 / 10.4 / 10.7 / 10.8 .E4 : 0801 : / 11.0 / 11.0 / 11.1 / 11.1 .E5 : 0802 : / 11.1 / 11.1 / 11.0 / 10.8 .E6 : 0803 : / 10.7 / 10.6 / 10.4 / 10.2 .E7 : 0804 : / 10.0 / 9.9 / 9.7 / 9.6 .E8 : 0805 : / 9.4 / 9.3 / 9.1 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.42 : 0730 / 0.66 / 0.51 / 0.12 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 1.71 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES MOINES RIVER, STRI4 :STRATFORD 4WSW, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 19.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 25.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 27.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.9 FT AT 0000 Z ON JUL 30 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 08/01/2025 .AR :CREST: STRI4 0801 Z DC202507300222/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 19.5 :Crest near 19.5 FT around 18 Z on Fri, Aug 1 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 08/03/2025 .ER STRI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 11.9 .E2 : 0730 : / 12.4 / 13.5 / 14.9 / 16.1 .E3 : 0731 : / 17.0 / 17.9 / 18.6 / 19.1 .E4 : 0801 : / 19.4 / 19.5 / 19.5 / 19.4 .E5 : 0802 : / 19.3 / 19.2 / 19.0 / 18.8 .E6 : 0803 : / 18.5 / 18.2 / 17.8 / 17.4 .E7 : 0804 : / 17.0 / 16.6 / 16.3 / 15.9 .E8 : 0805 : / 15.5 / 15.2 / 14.9 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.35 : 0730 / 1.00 / 0.51 / 0.17 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 2.03 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :NORTH RIVER, NRWI4 :NORWALK 2SE, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 17.0 FTMINOR STAGE 22.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 25.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 26.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.0 FT AT 0015 Z ON JUL 30 .AR :CREST: NRWI4 0801 Z DC202507300222/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 21.9 :Crest near 21.9 FT around 00 Z on Fri, Aug 1 .ER NRWI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 9.0 .E2 : 0730 : / 10.6 / 13.9 / 17.3 / 19.6 .E3 : 0731 : / 21.0 / 21.7 / 21.9 / 21.9 .E4 : 0801 : / 21.7 / 21.3 / 20.6 / 19.9 .E5 : 0802 : / 19.0 / 18.1 / 17.2 / 16.3 .E6 : 0803 : / 15.5 / 14.9 / 14.3 / 13.8 .E7 : 0804 : / 13.3 / 13.0 / 12.6 / 12.4 .E8 : 0805 : / 12.1 / 11.9 / 11.7 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.51 : 0730 / 1.47 / 0.69 / 0.23 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 2.90 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MIDDLE RIVER, IDNI4 :INDIANOLA 5NNW, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 19.0 FTMINOR STAGE 23.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 26.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 28.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.0 FT AT 0015 Z ON JUL 30 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 07/31/2025 .AR :CREST: IDNI4 0731 Z DC202507300222/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 23.5 :Crest near 23.5 FT around 06 Z on Thu, Jul 31 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 07/31/2025 .ER IDNI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 8.9 .E2 : 0730 : / 11.7 / 17.0 / 22.0 / 23.5 .E3 : 0731 : / 22.9 / 22.3 / 21.1 / 19.7 .E4 : 0801 : / 18.2 / 16.4 / 15.4 / 14.6 .E5 : 0802 : / 14.0 / 13.4 / 12.8 / 12.3 .E6 : 0803 : / 11.8 / 11.5 / 11.1 / 10.8 .E7 : 0804 : / 10.6 / 10.3 / 10.2 / 10.0 .E8 : 0805 : / 9.9 / 9.7 / 9.6 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.53 : 0730 / 1.50 / 0.83 / 0.32 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 3.18 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES MOINES RIVER, DMOI4 :DES MOINES - 2ND AVE, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 19.0 FTMINOR STAGE 23.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 26.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 30.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 19.2 FT AT 0000 Z ON JUL 30 .AR :CREST: DMOI4 0803 Z DC202507300222/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 19.5 :Crest near 19.5 FT around 18 Z on Sun, Aug 3 .ER DMOI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 19.1 .E2 : 0730 : / 19.1 / 19.2 / 19.3 / 19.4 .E3 : 0731 : / 18.9 / 18.1 / 18.1 / 18.1 .E4 : 0801 : / 18.2 / 18.2 / 18.2 / 18.3 .E5 : 0802 : / 18.3 / 18.3 / 18.3 / 18.3 .E6 : 0803 : / 18.8 / 19.5 / 19.4 / 19.4 .E7 : 0804 : / 19.3 / 19.3 / 19.2 / 19.2 .E8 : 0805 : / 19.1 / 19.0 / 18.9 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.30 : 0730 / 0.99 / 0.53 / 0.19 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 2.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Forecast is assuming a cut in outflows at Saylorville to :reduce downstream flooding. The pool has been rising, so :the morning crew will have to coordinate with the Corps on :releases once rain is on the ground. :************************************************************ :RACCOON RIVER, DEMI4 :DES MOINES - FLEUR DR, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 8.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 25.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 7.6 FT AT 0000 Z ON JUL 30 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 07/31/2025 .AR :CREST: DEMI4 0801 Z DC202507300222/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 13.9 :Crest near 13.9 FT around 18 Z on Fri, Aug 1 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 08/05/2025 .ER DEMI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 7.4 .E2 : 0730 : / 8.0 / 8.8 / 10.2 / 11.5 .E3 : 0731 : / 12.3 / 12.8 / 13.2 / 13.5 .E4 : 0801 : / 13.7 / 13.9 / 13.9 / 13.8 .E5 : 0802 : / 13.6 / 13.4 / 13.3 / 13.1 .E6 : 0803 : / 12.9 / 12.8 / 12.7 / 12.6 .E7 : 0804 : / 12.4 / 12.2 / 12.0 / 11.7 .E8 : 0805 : / 11.5 / 11.2 / 11.1 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.33 : 0730 / 1.07 / 0.61 / 0.22 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 2.23 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES MOINES RIVER, DESI4 :DES MOINES - SE 6TH ST, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 20.0 FTMINOR STAGE 24.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 26.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 30.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 20.5 FT AT 0000 Z ON JUL 30 .AR :CREST: DESI4 0802 Z DC202507300222/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 23.9 :Crest near 23.9 FT around 18 Z on Sat, Aug 2 .ER DESI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 20.3 .E2 : 0730 : / 20.6 / 21.0 / 21.9 / 22.9 .E3 : 0731 : / 23.2 / 23.3 / 23.4 / 23.5 .E4 : 0801 : / 23.6 / 23.7 / 23.8 / 23.8 .E5 : 0802 : / 23.8 / 23.9 / 23.9 / 23.9 .E6 : 0803 : / 23.9 / 23.8 / 23.8 / 23.8 .E7 : 0804 : / 23.7 / 23.5 / 23.3 / 23.0 .E8 : 0805 : / 22.7 / 22.4 / 22.2 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.33 : 0730 / 1.07 / 0.61 / 0.22 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 2.23 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Forecast is assuming a cut in outflows at Saylorville to :reduce flooding at this location :************************************************************ :DES MOINES RIVER, OTMI4 :OTTUMWA, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 19.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.5 FT AT 0050 Z ON JUL 30 .AR :CREST: OTMI4 0803 Z DC202507300222/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 9.4 :Crest near 9.4 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Aug 3 .ER OTMI4 0730 Z DC202507300222/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0729 : / 8.4 .E2 : 0730 : / 8.3 / 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.5 .E3 : 0731 : / 8.6 / 8.8 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E4 : 0801 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.1 / 9.3 .E5 : 0802 : / 9.3 / 9.3 / 9.4 / 9.4 .E6 : 0803 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 .E7 : 0804 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.3 / 9.3 .E8 : 0805 : / 9.3 / 9.3 / 9.3 : : ***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 : 0729 / 0.19 : 0730 / 0.57 / 0.93 / 0.25 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jul 31 is 1.94 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Forecast is assuming a cut in outflows at Red Rock to :reduce flooding at this location. The pool has been rising, :so the morning crew will have to coordinate with the Corps :on releases once rain is on the ground. : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2533 : :...END of MESSAGE...