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
1224 PM CDT Thu Oct 1 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 2026-10-01 14:15 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-10-01 11:51 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-10-01 14:27 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-10-01 15:17 UTC
EWS Ern Wisconsin Basins to Lk MI 2026-10-01 14:14 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-10-01 13:20 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-10-01 14:23 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-10-01 14:10 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-10-01 14:33 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-10-01 16:05 UTC
MEC Meramec R Basin 2026-10-01 12:49 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-10-01 17:03 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-10-01 13:07 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-10-01 15:18 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-10-01 13:26 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-10-01 14:34 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-10-01 14:23 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above major flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 12.7
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW KALI4 Kalona - 1SSW - English R 14.0 17.7
TIA SIGI4 Sigourney - 2S - N Skunk R 16.0 19.1
TIA AGSI4 Augusta - Skunk R 15.0 18.8
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW HUDI4 Hudson - Black Hawk Cr 15.0 15.7
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 14.1
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 16.3
CIW LNTI4 Lone Tree - 5SW - Iowa R 16.0 17.2
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 22.9
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 12.6
DES PROI4 Perry - 1W - N Raccoon R 15.0 16.8
DES VNMI4 Van Meter - Raccoon R 17.0 17.0
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R 12.0 15.9
DES DESI4 Des Moines - SE 6TH St - Des Moines R 24.0 25.5
KDF RUSI2 Russell - Des Plaines R 7.0 7.4
KDF NMSW3 New Munster - 2N - Fox R 11.0 12.1
TIA AMEI4 Ames - 3N - S Skunk R 12.5 13.4
TIA AESI4 Ames - 5SE - WWTP/S Skunk R 21.5 23.1
TIA CFXI4 Colfax - S Skunk R 18.0 18.4
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R 89.0 87.4
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 10.8
CIW PLOI4 Palo - Cedar R 12.5 11.2
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 10.6
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 14.5
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R 19.0 17.9
CIW TMAI4 Tama - 3W - Iowa R 12.5 11.9
CIW CJTI4 Columbus Junction - Iowa R 23.0 21.6
DES DMWI4 Des Moines - Hwy 28 - Raccoon R 36.0 34.8
DES GRMI4 Grimes - 3E - Beaver Cr 14.0 11.5
DES NRWI4 Norwalk - 2SE - North R 22.0 19.2
DES IDNI4 Indianola - 5NNW - Middle R 23.0 22.2
DES BSSI4 Bussey - 1WNW - Cedar Cr 25.0 18.2
DES DMOI4 Des Moines - 2ND Ave - Des Moines R 23.0 21.2
DES OTMI4 Ottumwa - Des Moines R 13.0 9.0
DES SFLM7 St Francisville - 1N - Des Moines R 18.0 17.7
EWS RAYW3 Raymond - Root R Canal 9.0 7.1
ILO SRDI2 Utica - Starved Rock L&D 6 -Illinois R 450.0 449.5
KDF DSPI2 Des Plaines - 2N - Des Plaines R 15.0 13.6
KDF LEMI2 Lemont - 1NW - Des Plaines R 10.0 9.5
KDF BOLI2 Bollingbrook - E Br Du Page R 20.0 18.2
KDF DAYI2 Dayton - Fox R 12.0 11.3
M10 EKDI4 Elkader - 1SE - Turkey R 12.0 11.6
M10 GRBI4 Garber - Turkey R 17.0 16.4
MIS CANM7 Canton - L&D 20 - Mississippi R 15.0 13.6
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R 17.0 15.9
MIS SVRM7 Saverton - L&D 22 - Mississippi R 16.0 15.0
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 14.9
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 24.9
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R 26.0 25.1
RCK BYRI2 Byron - Rock R 13.0 9.7
RCK JOSI2 Joslin - Rock R 12.0 11.4
RCK MLII2 Moline - Rock R 12.0 11.5
TIA ANSI4 Anamosa - 2SE - Wapsipinicon R 14.5 13.4
TIA AMWI4 Ames - Ioway Cr 10.0 9.0
TIA OOAI4 Oskaloosa - 4N - S Skunk R 24.5 22.4
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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
IABH03 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.35 : Cedar Falls IA
IABH23 DH1218/PPDRZ 3.32 : Cedar Falls IA
ALO DH1154/PPDRZ 3.31 : Waterloo Muni Arpt (ASOS) IA
IABH07 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.27 : Cedar Falls 1SSE IA
IAHD05 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.17 : Eldora 1ENE IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILNI2 DH1000/PPDRZ 2.13 : Illinois City L&D 16 IL
ILNI2 DH1200/PPDRG 1.59 : Illinois City L&D 16 IL
ILWL51 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.57 : Plainfield 2SSE IL
ILWL85 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.54 : Joliet 3NW IL
JKJI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.51 : Joliet 2N IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INLK89 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.95 : Hammond 1SSW IN
INLK110 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.91 : Highland 1SW IN
INLK63 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.84 : Gary 5ENE IN
INLK115 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.79 : Gary 6ENE IN
INPT80 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.76 : Portage 3E IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MIMG19 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.18 : North Muskegon 2NW MI
MIOC02 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.09 : Montague 8NW MI
MKG DH1155/PPDRZ 0.97 : Muskegon Cnty Arpt MI
MIKN78 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.90 : Cedar Springs 3SSW MI
MIBR21 DH1018/PPDRZ 0.81 : Middleville MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WNNM5 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.34 : Winnebago MN
FRM DH1156/PPDRZ 0.34 : Fairmont Muni Arpt MN
MNMT06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.27 : Fairmont 1E MN
BTHM5 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.26 : Blue Earth MN
MNWC12 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.26 : Waseca 2SSE MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOFSA197 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.17 : Lancaster MO
MOFSA001 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.83 : Kirksville 1S MO
MOFSA199 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.77 : Memphis MO
MMPM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.62 : Memphis MO
KRKM7 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.48 : Kirksville MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
4360N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : Newburg 5N ND
LFDN8 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.001 : Lansford ND
MIB DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Minot AFB ND
MOT DH1154/PPDRZ 0.001 : Minot Intl Arpt ND
NDWR04 DH1309/PPDRZ 0.001 : Minot 2SSW ND
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
WIGT13 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.47 : Patch Grove WI
PDCW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.34 : Prairie Du Chien WTP WI
WIGT06 DH1210/PPDRZ 2.34 : Muscoda WI
WIGT11 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.34 : Bloomington 4N WI
LYNW3 DH1200/PPDRG 2.29 : Lynxville L&D 9 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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