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
1155 AM CDT Mon Sep 28 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 2026-09-28 14:25 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2026-09-28 16:00 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-09-28 14:28 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-09-28 13:07 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-09-28 15:30 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-09-28 13:23 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-09-28 14:23 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-09-28 16:07 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-09-28 16:13 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-09-28 13:07 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-09-28 15:22 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-09-28 13:44 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-09-28 15:21 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-09-28 15:23 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 12.3
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
KDF RUSI2 Russell - Des Plaines R 7.0 7.7
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 19.4
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 9.5
DES OTMI4 Ottumwa - Des Moines R 13.0 9.2
KDF GUNI2 Gurnee - 3SW - Des Plaines R 7.0 6.9
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 13.6
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 23.7
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R 26.0 24.1
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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
NHRI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.60 : New Hartford IA
IATM04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.45 : Vining IA
OTWI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.41 : Ottumwa #1 IA
IABH03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.36 : Cedar Falls IA
TRCI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.33 : Tracy 1NE IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
REDI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.14 : Red Bud 6ESE IL
IJX DH1155/PPDRZ 0.13 : Jacksonville 3N - Muni Arpt IL
ILNI2 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.10 : Illinois City L&D 16 IL
QLDI2 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.09 : Quincy 3SSW - L&D 21 IL
NLGI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.09 : La Grange L&D 8 IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INEL81 DH1204/PPDRZ 0.01 : Syracuse 2NW IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
OJIM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Cooper Harbor 53NW - Ojibway (RAWS) MI
OSC DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Oscoda Wurtsmith AFB MI
ONZ DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Detroit - Grosse Ile Muni Arpt MI
Y31 DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : West Branch 3SE - Arpt MI
FPK DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Charlotte 2NE - Arpt MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNRC60 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.61 : Dundas MN
MNDK104 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.45 : Hastings 2NW MN
STGM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.42 : Sterling Center 2NE MN
ZMPM5 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.28 : Farmington CWSU MN
MNRC44 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.27 : Northfield MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
TAYM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.20 : Taylor 5SW MO
CANM7 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.20 : Canton L&D 20 MO
EWMM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.17 : Ewing 1NNE MO
FKZM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.12 : Frankford MO
NWKM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.11 : Newark 3WNW MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
VLAN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.42 : Velva 4SW ND
4206N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.73 : Denhoff 1S ND
LNGN8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.68 : Langdon Exp Farm ND
4389N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.62 : Velva 4N ND
NDPR06 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.45 : Towner 12SE ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDRB04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.001 : Milbank WWTP SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIVR10 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.22 : Stoddard 2NE WI
BFHW3 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.20 : Bayfield 2SW (Fish Hatchery) WI
GENW3 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.17 : Genoa L&D 8 WI
WIBY14 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.10 : Ashland 10W WI
AWXW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.09 : Ashland 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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