River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
682 FGUS53 KMSR 191940 RVFM10 RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 239 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 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 M10 : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :SOUTH BRANCH ROOT RIVER, LNSM5 :LANESBORO, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.2 FT AT 1830 Z ON SEP 19 .AR :CREST: LNSM5 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 12.9 :Crest near 12.9 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Sep 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/20/2026 .ER LNSM5 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0919 : / 12.9 / 12.5 .E2 : 0920 : / 11.0 / 8.9 / 7.3 / 6.6 .E3 : 0921 : / 6.1 / 5.7 / 5.4 / 5.0 .E4 : 0922 : / 4.7 / 4.5 / 4.2 / 4.0 .E5 : 0923 : / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.7 / 3.6 .E6 : 0924 : / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.4 / 3.4 .E7 : 0925 : / 3.3 / 3.3 / 3.3 / 3.2 .E8 : 0926 : / 3.2 / 3.2 : : ***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 : 0919 / 0.05 / 0.04 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.09 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Still a chance for a secondary rise. :************************************************************ :ROOT RIVER, HOUM5 :HOUSTON 1N, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.0 FT AT 1345 Z ON SEP 19 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/20/2026 .AR :CREST: HOUM5 0921 Z DC202609191939/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 16.5 :Crest near 16.5 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/22/2026 .ER HOUM5 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0919 : / 13.4 / 14.8 .E2 : 0920 : / 15.7 / 16.4 / 16.5 / 16.5 .E3 : 0921 : / 16.2 / 15.9 / 15.6 / 15.2 .E4 : 0922 : / 14.9 / 14.4 / 13.8 / 13.2 .E5 : 0923 : / 12.1 / 10.3 / 9.1 / 8.2 .E6 : 0924 : / 7.7 / 7.4 / 7.2 / 7.0 .E7 : 0925 : / 6.9 / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.5 .E8 : 0926 : / 6.4 / 6.4 : : ***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 : 0919 / 0.05 / 0.03 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.08 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :UPPER IOWA RIVER, BLFI4 :BLUFFTON, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 15.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.7 FT AT 1800 Z ON SEP 19 .AR :CREST: BLFI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 11.6 :Crest near 11.6 FT around 12 Z on Sun, Sep 20 .ER BLFI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0919 : / 9.9 / 10.8 .E2 : 0920 : / 11.6 / 11.5 / 10.6 / 9.3 .E3 : 0921 : / 8.3 / 7.6 / 7.1 / 6.7 .E4 : 0922 : / 6.3 / 6.0 / 5.7 / 5.5 .E5 : 0923 : / 5.3 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.8 .E6 : 0924 : / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 / 4.4 .E7 : 0925 : / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.2 .E8 : 0926 : / 4.1 / 4.1 : : ***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 : 0919 / 0.06 / 0.04 : 0920 / 0.01 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.11 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :UPPER IOWA RIVER, DEHI4 :DECORAH, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 14.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 4.2 FT AT 1645 Z ON SEP 19 .ER DEHI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0919 : / 6.3 / 7.4 .E2 : 0920 : / 7.7 / 8.1 / 8.3 / 8.2 .E3 : 0921 : / 7.5 / 6.5 / 5.6 / 5.0 .E4 : 0922 : / 4.5 / 4.1 / 3.8 / 3.5 .E5 : 0923 : / 3.4 / 3.3 / 3.1 / 3.0 .E6 : 0924 : / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.7 .E7 : 0925 : / 2.7 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.5 .E8 : 0926 : / 2.5 / 2.5 : : ***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 : 0919 / 0.08 / 0.06 : 0920 / 0.02 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.16 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :UPPER IOWA RIVER, DCHI4 :DORCHESTER HWY 76, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 19.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.3 FT AT 1800 Z ON SEP 19 .AR :CREST: DCHI4 0921 Z DC202609191939/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 13.8 :Crest near 13.8 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21 .ER DCHI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0919 : / 9.4 / 12.4 .E2 : 0920 : / 13.6 / 13.7 / 13.8 / 13.8 .E3 : 0921 : / 13.7 / 13.0 / 12.2 / 11.3 .E4 : 0922 : / 10.5 / 10.0 / 9.6 / 9.3 .E5 : 0923 : / 9.2 / 9.0 / 8.8 / 8.6 .E6 : 0924 : / 8.5 / 8.4 / 8.2 / 8.1 .E7 : 0925 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.8 .E8 : 0926 : / 7.8 / 7.7 : : ***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 : 0919 / 0.08 / 0.07 : 0920 / 0.02 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.17 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :TURKEY RIVER, SPLI4 :SPILLVILLE, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 7.0 FTMINOR STAGE 9.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 11.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 13.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 4.5 FT AT 1700 Z ON SEP 19 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/20/2026 .AR :CREST: SPLI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 10.6 :Crest near 10.6 FT around 18 Z on Sun, Sep 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 09/21/2026 .ER SPLI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0919 : / 6.5 / 8.3 .E2 : 0920 : / 10.2 / 10.6 / 10.0 / 8.1 .E3 : 0921 : / 6.1 / 4.0 / 3.5 / 3.1 .E4 : 0922 : / 2.8 / 2.7 / 2.6 / 2.6 .E5 : 0923 : / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 .E6 : 0924 : / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 .E7 : 0925 : / 2.4 / 2.4 / 2.4 / 2.4 .E8 : 0926 : / 2.4 / 2.4 : : ***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 : 0919 / 0.10 / 0.04 : 0920 / 0.01 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.15 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :TURKEY RIVER, EKDI4 :ELKADER 1SE, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.6 FT AT 1645 Z ON SEP 19 .AR :CREST: EKDI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 18.3 :Crest near 18.3 FT around 06 Z on Sun, Sep 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/21/2026 .ER EKDI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0919 : / 17.6 / 18.3 .E2 : 0920 : / 17.4 / 14.8 / 13.5 / 12.7 .E3 : 0921 : / 11.8 / 10.9 / 10.4 / 10.1 .E4 : 0922 : / 9.5 / 8.6 / 7.7 / 7.0 .E5 : 0923 : / 6.5 / 6.3 / 6.1 / 6.0 .E6 : 0924 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E7 : 0925 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.7 .E8 : 0926 : / 5.7 / 5.7 : : ***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 : 0919 / 0.40 / 0.25 : 0920 / 0.06 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.75 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Expecting a secondary rise from upstream routed water. :************************************************************ :TURKEY RIVER, GRBI4 :GARBER, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 23.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 19.2 FT AT 1815 Z ON SEP 19 .AR :CREST: GRBI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 24.9 :Crest near 24.9 FT around 06 Z on Sun, Sep 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/21/2026 .ER GRBI4 0920 Z DC202609191939/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0919 : / 22.3 / 24.9 .E2 : 0920 : / 24.6 / 22.9 / 20.6 / 18.3 .E3 : 0921 : / 16.6 / 15.4 / 14.6 / 14.1 .E4 : 0922 : / 13.7 / 13.1 / 12.4 / 11.5 .E5 : 0923 : / 10.6 / 9.6 / 8.9 / 8.5 .E6 : 0924 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 8.0 .E7 : 0925 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E8 : 0926 : / 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 : 0919 / 0.22 / 0.32 : 0920 / 0.13 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.71 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2537 : :...END of MESSAGE...