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
1024 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
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 2025-08-28 13:53 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-08-28 13:58 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-08-28 13:11 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-08-28 15:20 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-08-28 14:54 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-08-28 14:56 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN 2025-08-28 14:59 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-08-28 15:02 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-08-28 13:31 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-08-28 13:36 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-08-28 13:32 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-08-28 13:35 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-08-28 13:10 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
MIN MVOM5 Montevideo - Minnesota R 14.0 15.7
MIN GTEM5 Granite Falls - Minnesota R 885.0 885.3
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R 21.0 22.5
MIN JDNM5 Jordan - Minnesota R 25.0 25.0
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 11.3
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 10.2
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 8.1
DES AGNI4 Algona - 1NNW - E Fk Des Moines R 17.0 13.2
MIN NULM5 New Ulm - 2S - Minnesota R 800.0 798.9
MIN MNKM5 Mankato - Minnesota R 22.0 15.9
MIN HENM5 Henderson - Minnesota R 732.0 730.7
RDW SAVM5 Savage - Minnesota R 702.0 700.5
RDW STLM5 Stillwater - St Croix R 87.0 80.0
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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
IAAL05 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.93 : Lansing 4NW IA
IAAL03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.46 : Monona 10N IA
IAFL03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.44 : Nora Springs 2SSE IA
MCW DH1153/PPDRZ 0.43 : Mason City Muni Arpt (ASOS) IA
CIYI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.43 : Charles City IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILCK63 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.61 : Elk Grove Village 1ESE IL
EGVI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.54 : Elk Grove Village - Busse Woods For IL
CDCI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.52 : Chicago Heights 2NE IL
ILCK74 DH1110/PPDRZ 0.51 : Oak Park 1NNE IL
ILCK131 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.47 : Schaumburg 2E IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INLK15 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.47 : Dyer 1WNW IN
INLK63 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.45 : Gary 5ENE IN
HBTI3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.41 : Hobart IN
INPT134 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.40 : Valparaiso 2N IN
INPT69 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.38 : Porter 1S IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
CHRM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.92 : Charlevoix WTP MI
PETM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.45 : Petoskey WWTP MI
MIEM13 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.41 : Harbor Springs 5NW MI
WTRM4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.84 : Watersmeet 12WSW MI
GLDM4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.80 : Gladstone No. 2 MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNNC24 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.65 : Saint Peter 1NE MN
MNBU31 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.43 : Lake Crystal 5N MN
MNBW02 DH1000/PPDRZ 1.05 : New Ulm 1NW MN
MNCS33 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.95 : Deer River 6S MN
WILM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.95 : Ball Club 2SE (Willow Beach) MN
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Missouri during the last 24 hours.
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of North Dakota during the last 24 hours.
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of South Dakota during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIBT21 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.19 : Grantsburg 0.6 WI
WIPR07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.75 : Brantwood 7S WI
LVDW3 DH1252/PPDRZ 0.70 : Lac Vieux Desert (Phelps 5NW - WVIC WI
WITY01 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.66 : Gilman 8NNW WI
WIVL09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.65 : Land O` Lakes 12W 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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