Hydrometeorological Discussion
Issued by NWS North Central River Forecast Center
Issued by NWS North Central River Forecast Center
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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1146 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026
River forecasts routinely incorporate 24 hours of QPF from
April 1 to September 30 and 48 hours from October 1 to March 31.
See http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc/LMI_QPF_NcrfcCurrentQpf
...Forecast Activity...
RVF forecasts issued today. Issue times are in UTC.
Subtract 6 hrs for CST, 5 hrs for CDT/EST, 4 hrs for EDT.
RVF Forecast Group description Issue Time
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2026-09-29 14:38 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-09-29 14:39 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-09-29 13:21 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-09-29 13:22 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-09-29 14:59 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-09-29 13:18 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-09-29 14:11 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-09-29 15:15 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-09-29 15:39 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-09-29 13:21 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-09-29 13:50 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-09-29 13:55 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-09-29 14:26 UTC
TMN Red R tribs in Minnesota 2026-09-29 14:08 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-09-29 14:52 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 12.0
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
KDF RUSI2 Russell - Des Plaines R 7.0 7.4
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 8.4
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R 12.0 8.0
TMN CRKM5 Crookston - Red Lake R 15.0 13.2
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...Past Precipitation...
Observation times are in UTC.
Subtract 6 hrs for CST, 5 hrs for CDT/EST, 4 hrs for EDT.
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Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Iowa:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
IACT08 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.001 : Elkader 7WSW IA
HPTI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Hampton - KLMJ Radio IA
MIW DH1153/PPDRZ 0.001 : Marshalltown Muni Arpt IA
WSHI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Washington IA
CWI DH1156/PPDRZ 0.001 : Clinton Muni Arpt IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WHTI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Lisle - Morton Arboretum IL
ILMCH33 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Woodstock 4SW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSJ64 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Mishawaka 2E IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MBL DH1156/PPDRZ 0.001 : Manistee - Blacker Arpt MI
RQB DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Big Rapids 2NW - Roben-Hood Arpt MI
IRS DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Sturgis 2NW - Kirsch Muni Arpt MI
MNM DH1157/PPDRZ 0.001 : Menominee - Marinette Twin Cnty Arp MI
MCD DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Mackinac Island 1NW - Arpt MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNPK13 DH1130/PPDRZ 2.85 : Crookston 1ENE MN
MNNR01 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.49 : Twin Valley MN
MNPG04 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.10 : Thief River Falls MN
MWRM5 DH1200/PPDRG 1.96 : Mahnomen 1SE MN
MNPK22 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.87 : East Grand Forks 5N MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MMPM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Memphis MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDBR02 DH1200/PPDRZ 6.57 : Valley City 2NW ND
0326N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 5.60 : Dazey 5ENE ND
BLDN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 5.47 : Valley City 9NW-Baldhill Dam ND
4604N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 5.03 : Page 2WSW ND
NDBR06 DH1200/PPDRZ 4.43 : Valley City 3SSE ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDGT01 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.31 : Milbank 4SSW SD
SDRB09 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.28 : Wilmot 8NNE SD
SDRB04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.23 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.23 : Milbank WWTP SD
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.22 : Sisseton 4W SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
BGTW3 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Burlington WI
WISK25 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Wonewoc 2SSW WI
CMY DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Sparta 4ENE - Fort McCoy Arpt WI
MTW DH1156/PPDRZ 0.001 : Manitowoc - Manitowoc Cnty Arpt WI
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See http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc/LMI_QCPCPN for all reports.
For additional and more in-depth information concerning river
forecasts, precipitation and all hydrometeorological information
in the NCRFC area of responsibility, please refer to the NCRFC
web page at: http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc
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