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RIVER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN
922 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 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.
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: FORECAST GROUP IS TIA
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: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS
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:MAQUOKETA RIVER, MCHI4
:MANCHESTER 1SE, IA - DVN
:
:ACTION STAGE      12.0 FTMINOR STAGE       14.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       20.0 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.4 FT AT 1315 Z ON SEP 19
.ER MCHI4 0919 Z DC202609191422/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /   8.7 /  11.0 /  11.5
.E2    : 0920 :   /  11.2 /  10.7 /  10.0 /   9.3
.E3    : 0921 :   /   8.7 /   8.1 /   7.5 /   7.0
.E4    : 0922 :   /   6.6 /   6.3 /   6.0 /   5.8
.E5    : 0923 :   /   5.7 /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.4
.E6    : 0924 :   /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E7    : 0925 :   /   5.1 /   5.1 /   5.1 /   5.1
.E8    : 0926 :   /   5.0
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: ***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
: 0919            /  0.33 /  0.18 /  0.32
: 0920    /  0.21
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 1.04 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:MAQUOKETA RIVER, MAQI4
:MAQUOKETA 2NE, IA - DVN
:
:ACTION STAGE      23.0 FTMINOR STAGE       24.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    26.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       28.5 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 15.5 FT AT 1315 Z ON SEP 19
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 09/20/2026
.AR :CREST: MAQI4 0921 Z DC202609191422/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 24.5
:Crest near 24.5 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 09/21/2026
.ER MAQI4 0919 Z DC202609191422/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /  18.7 /  22.1 /  23.5
.E2    : 0920 :   /  23.8 /  24.1 /  24.5 /  24.4
.E3    : 0921 :   /  24.1 /  23.4 /  22.6 /  21.7
.E4    : 0922 :   /  20.6 /  19.4 /  18.2 /  17.3
.E5    : 0923 :   /  16.5 /  16.0 /  15.5 /  15.1
.E6    : 0924 :   /  14.8 /  14.5 /  14.3 /  14.1
.E7    : 0925 :   /  13.9 /  13.8 /  13.7 /  13.6
.E8    : 0926 :   /  13.5
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: ***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
: 0919            /  0.49 /  0.14 /  0.54
: 0920    /  0.38
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 1.55 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:WAPSIPINICON RIVER, IDPI4
:INDEPENDENCE, IA - DVN
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:ACTION STAGE      10.0 FTMINOR STAGE       12.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       15.0 FT
:
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.9 FT AT 1130 Z ON SEP 19
.AR :CREST: IDPI4 0921 Z DC202609191422/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 11.3
:Crest near 11.3 FT around 12 Z on Mon, Sep 21
.ER IDPI4 0919 Z DC202609191422/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /   6.4 /   7.0 /   7.8
.E2    : 0920 :   /   8.8 /   9.7 /  10.5 /  11.1
.E3    : 0921 :   /  11.3 /  11.3 /  11.0 /  10.6
.E4    : 0922 :   /  10.1 /   9.5 /   9.1 /   8.6
.E5    : 0923 :   /   8.3 /   8.0 /   7.8 /   7.6
.E6    : 0924 :   /   7.4 /   7.3 /   7.2 /   7.1
.E7    : 0925 :   /   7.0 /   6.9 /   6.7 /   6.6
.E8    : 0926 :   /   6.5
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: ***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
: 0919            /  0.23 /  0.24 /  0.29
: 0920    /  0.18
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.94 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:WAPSIPINICON RIVER, ANSI4
:ANAMOSA 2SE - SHAW RD, IA - DVN
:
:ACTION STAGE      13.0 FTMINOR STAGE       14.5 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       21.5 FT
:
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.6 FT AT 1315 Z ON SEP 19
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/22/2026
.AR :CREST: ANSI4 0923 Z DC202609191422/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 16.2
:Crest near 16.2 FT around 06 Z on Wed, Sep 23
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/24/2026
.ER ANSI4 0919 Z DC202609191422/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /   7.7 /   8.1 /   8.9
.E2    : 0920 :   /  10.0 /  10.6 /  10.9 /  11.3
.E3    : 0921 :   /  11.9 /  12.7 /  13.5 /  14.4
.E4    : 0922 :   /  15.2 /  15.7 /  16.1 /  16.2
.E5    : 0923 :   /  16.1 /  15.8 /  15.4 /  14.8
.E6    : 0924 :   /  14.1 /  13.4 /  12.8 /  12.2
.E7    : 0925 :   /  11.6 /  11.2 /  10.8 /  10.4
.E8    : 0926 :   /  10.1
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: ***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
: 0919            /  0.35 /  0.07 /  1.06
: 0920    /  0.38
:
: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 1.86 inches
:
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
:
:
:************************************************************
:WAPSIPINICON RIVER, DEWI4
:DE WITT 4S, IA - DVN
:
:ACTION STAGE      10.0 FTMINOR STAGE       11.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    11.5 FTMAJOR STAGE       12.5 FT
:
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.8 FT AT 1130 Z ON SEP 19
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 09/22/2026
.ER DEWI4 0919 Z DC202609191422/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :           /   8.3 /   8.7 /   8.9
.E2    : 0920 :   /   9.3 /   9.6 /   9.8 /  10.0
.E3    : 0921 :   /  10.2 /  10.5 /  10.8 /  11.0
.E4    : 0922 :   /  11.2 /  11.3 /  11.4 /  11.4
.E5    : 0923 :   /  11.5 /  11.5 /  11.6 /  11.6
.E6    : 0924 :   /  11.7 /  11.7 /  11.8 /  11.9
.E7    : 0925 :   /  11.9 /  12.0 /  12.1 /  12.2
.E8    : 0926 :   /  12.3
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: ***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
: 0919            /  0.56 /  0.04 /  0.47
: 0920    /  0.43
:
: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 1.50 inches
:
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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