River Forecast
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612 FGUS53 KMSR 220119 RVFM10 RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 818 PM CDT MON SEP 21 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 2345 Z ON SEP 21 .ER HOUM5 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 13.8 .E2 : 0922 : / 12.7 / 10.3 / 8.8 / 7.9 .E3 : 0923 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.5 .E4 : 0924 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.1 / 7.0 .E5 : 0925 : / 6.9 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 .E6 : 0926 : / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E7 : 0927 : / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.0 .E8 : 0928 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.8 : : ***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 : 0921 / 0.03 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.03 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 11.5 FT AT 2300 Z ON SEP 21 .ER DCHI4 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 10.8 .E2 : 0922 : / 10.3 / 10.0 / 9.7 / 9.4 .E3 : 0923 : / 9.1 / 8.9 / 8.7 / 8.5 .E4 : 0924 : / 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.1 .E5 : 0925 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.8 .E6 : 0926 : / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.6 .E7 : 0927 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.5 / 7.5 .E8 : 0928 : / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5 : : ***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 : 0921 / 0.07 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.07 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 5.1 FT AT 2330 Z ON SEP 21 .ER SPLI4 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 4.0 .E2 : 0922 : / 2.7 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 .E3 : 0923 : / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.4 / 2.4 .E4 : 0924 : / 2.3 / 2.3 / 2.2 / 2.2 .E5 : 0925 : / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2 / 2.2 .E6 : 0926 : / 2.2 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 .E7 : 0927 : / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 2.1 .E8 : 0928 : / 2.1 / 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 : 0921 / 0.07 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.07 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 10.2 FT AT 2145 Z ON SEP 21 .ER EKDI4 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 9.7 .E2 : 0922 : / 9.3 / 8.6 / 8.0 / 7.5 .E3 : 0923 : / 7.0 / 6.6 / 6.3 / 6.2 .E4 : 0924 : / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E5 : 0925 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E6 : 0926 : / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E7 : 0927 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E8 : 0928 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.5 : : ***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 : 0921 / 0.10 : 0922 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.12 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 14.6 FT AT 2115 Z ON SEP 21 .ER GRBI4 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 14.1 .E2 : 0922 : / 13.6 / 13.0 / 12.3 / 11.4 .E3 : 0923 : / 10.6 / 9.7 / 9.0 / 8.5 .E4 : 0924 : / 8.1 / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.7 .E5 : 0925 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.5 / 7.5 .E6 : 0926 : / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.3 .E7 : 0927 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E8 : 0928 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.2 : : ***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 : 0921 / 0.10 : 0922 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.13 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER , LKCM5 :LAKE CITY -LAKE PEPIN, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.3 FT AT 0015 Z ON SEP 22 .ER LKCM5 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 6.3 .E2 : 0922 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E3 : 0923 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E4 : 0924 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E5 : 0925 : / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.4 .E6 : 0926 : / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.5 / 6.5 .E7 : 0927 : / 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.4 .E8 : 0928 : / 6.4 / 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 : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WABM5 :WABASHA (POOL 4 CP), MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 16.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.3 FT AT 0015 Z ON SEP 22 .ER WABM5 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 7.3 .E2 : 0922 : / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E3 : 0923 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E4 : 0924 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.3 .E5 : 0925 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E6 : 0926 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E7 : 0927 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E8 : 0928 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 : : ***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 : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WNAM5 :WINONA, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 13.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.8 FT AT 2245 Z ON SEP 21 .ER WNAM5 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 5.8 .E2 : 0922 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E3 : 0923 : / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E4 : 0924 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E5 : 0925 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E6 : 0926 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E7 : 0927 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E8 : 0928 : / 5.7 / 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 : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LACW3 :LA CROSSE (POOL 8 CP), WI - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 15.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.0 FT AT 2315 Z ON SEP 21 .ER LACW3 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 6.0 .E2 : 0922 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 5.9 .E3 : 0923 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.8 .E4 : 0924 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.7 .E5 : 0925 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E6 : 0926 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E7 : 0927 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E8 : 0928 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.6 : : ***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 : 0921 / 0.05 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.05 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LNSI4 :LANSING (POOL 9 CP), IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.9 FT AT 2315 Z ON SEP 21 .ER LNSI4 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 8.9 .E2 : 0922 : / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.8 / 8.7 .E3 : 0923 : / 8.7 / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.5 .E4 : 0924 : / 8.5 / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.3 .E5 : 0925 : / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.2 .E6 : 0926 : / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 .E7 : 0927 : / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.1 .E8 : 0928 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 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 : 0921 / 0.05 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.05 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MCGI4 :MCGREGOR, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 22.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.5 FT AT 2245 Z ON SEP 21 .ER MCGI4 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 8.6 .E2 : 0922 : / 8.6 / 8.7 / 8.7 / 8.7 .E3 : 0923 : / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.4 / 8.3 .E4 : 0924 : / 8.2 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.0 .E5 : 0925 : / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E6 : 0926 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.5 .E7 : 0927 : / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5 .E8 : 0928 : / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5 : : ***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 : 0921 / 0.07 : 0922 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.09 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, GTTI4 :GUTTENBERG L&D 10, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 21.0 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 7.7 FT AT 0000 Z ON SEP 22 .ER GTTI4 0922 Z DC202609220118/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 7.7 .E2 : 0922 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.7 .E3 : 0923 : / 7.6 / 7.4 / 7.1 / 6.9 .E4 : 0924 : / 6.6 / 6.4 / 6.1 / 5.9 .E5 : 0925 : / 5.7 / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.1 .E6 : 0926 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E7 : 0927 : / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E8 : 0928 : / 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 : 0921 / 0.05 : 0922 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.08 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2569 : :...END of MESSAGE...