River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
445 FGUS53 KMSR 201849 RVFM10 RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 149 PM 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. : : FORECAST GROUP IS M10 : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :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 14.8 FT AT 1745 Z ON SEP 20 .AR :CREST: HOUM5 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 15.8 :Crest near 15.8 FT around 12 Z on Mon, Sep 21 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 09/22/2026 .ER HOUM5 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 15.3 / 15.6 .E2 : 0921 : / 15.8 / 15.8 / 15.7 / 15.4 .E3 : 0922 : / 15.1 / 14.4 / 13.6 / 12.6 .E4 : 0923 : / 10.4 / 9.0 / 8.2 / 7.8 .E5 : 0924 : / 7.5 / 7.3 / 7.1 / 6.9 .E6 : 0925 : / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.5 .E7 : 0926 : / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.2 .E8 : 0927 : / 6.1 / 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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :USGS measurement this afternoon on rating, confirms modeled :flow. :************************************************************ :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 9.6 FT AT 1730 Z ON SEP 20 .AR :CREST: BLFI4 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 10.0 :Crest near 10.0 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21 .ER BLFI4 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 10.0 / 9.1 .E2 : 0921 : / 8.1 / 7.5 / 7.0 / 6.6 .E3 : 0922 : / 6.2 / 5.9 / 5.6 / 5.4 .E4 : 0923 : / 5.2 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E5 : 0924 : / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.5 .E6 : 0925 : / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.2 .E7 : 0926 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.0 .E8 : 0927 : / 4.0 / 4.0 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.01 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 11.2 FT AT 1800 Z ON SEP 20 .AR :CREST: DCHI4 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 12.2 :Crest near 12.2 FT around 18 Z on Mon, Sep 21 .ER DCHI4 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 11.3 / 11.7 .E2 : 0921 : / 12.0 / 12.2 / 12.2 / 11.9 .E3 : 0922 : / 11.2 / 10.5 / 10.0 / 9.5 .E4 : 0923 : / 9.1 / 8.8 / 8.7 / 8.5 .E5 : 0924 : / 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.1 .E6 : 0925 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.8 .E7 : 0926 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.6 .E8 : 0927 : / 7.6 / 7.6 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.00 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 8.5 FT AT 1730 Z ON SEP 20 .AR :CREST: SPLI4 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 9.1 :Crest near 9.1 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 09/21/2026 .ER SPLI4 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 9.1 / 8.9 .E2 : 0921 : / 7.2 / 5.2 / 3.4 / 2.9 .E3 : 0922 : / 2.6 / 2.4 / 2.3 / 2.3 .E4 : 0923 : / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2 .E5 : 0924 : / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.1 .E6 : 0925 : / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 .E7 : 0926 : / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 .E8 : 0927 : / 2.1 / 2.1 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.01 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 11.5 FT AT 1745 Z ON SEP 20 .ER EKDI4 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 11.0 / 10.5 .E2 : 0921 : / 9.8 / 9.3 / 8.8 / 8.4 .E3 : 0922 : / 8.2 / 7.8 / 7.3 / 6.8 .E4 : 0923 : / 6.4 / 6.1 / 5.9 / 5.8 .E5 : 0924 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E6 : 0925 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E7 : 0926 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E8 : 0927 : / 5.4 / 5.4 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.01 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.03 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :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 20.3 FT AT 1715 Z ON SEP 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 09/21/2026 .ER GRBI4 0921 Z DC202609201849/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 18.9 / 17.0 .E2 : 0921 : / 15.7 / 14.7 / 13.9 / 12.9 .E3 : 0922 : / 12.0 / 11.2 / 10.6 / 10.2 .E4 : 0923 : / 9.6 / 9.1 / 8.7 / 8.4 .E5 : 0924 : / 8.2 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.0 .E6 : 0925 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E7 : 0926 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E8 : 0927 : / 7.8 / 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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2537 : :...END of MESSAGE...