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
1039 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 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 2026-07-21 14:31 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-07-21 14:18 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-07-21 12:33 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-07-21 13:22 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-07-21 14:59 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-07-21 15:04 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-07-21 15:10 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-07-21 13:10 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-07-21 15:00 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-07-21 13:31 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-07-21 13:25 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-07-21 13:46 UTC
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No forecast points in the NCRFC forecast area are forecast to rise
above Flood Stage.
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
TIA CFXI4 Colfax - S Skunk R 18.0 15.0
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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
AESI4 DH1100/PPDRZ 3.95 : Ames 5SE - WWTP IA
IASR29 DH1300/PPDRZ 3.93 : Ames 2W IA
IAPK97 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.91 : Ankeny 2NNE IA
IADL32 DH1124/PPDRZ 3.87 : Clive 5WNW IA
AMW DH1153/PPDRZ 3.80 : Ames Muni Arpt IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILHN01 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.52 : Dallas City 3SSE IL
ILRI24 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.35 : Taylor Ridge 1N IL
BTYI2 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.34 : Bentley IL
ILMCD07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.33 : Colchester 4NE IL
ILNI2 DH1000/PPDRZ 1.21 : Illinois City L&D 16 IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSN43 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.42 : Hudson 6WNW IN
KXNI3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.38 : Knox WWTP IN
INPT18 DH1210/PPDRZ 0.38 : Hebron 4NE IN
INSN03 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.30 : Hudson 5N IN
INML06 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.29 : Plymouth 2WSW IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
P53 DH1156/PPDRZ 3.03 : Minising Lakeshore MI
MIAG08 DH1100/PPDRZ 2.52 : Au Train 8NW MI
PRKM4 DH1200/PPDRG 2.37 : Munising 2NE /RAWS/ MI
BAGM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.86 : Baraga 7NW MI
NWFM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.67 : Traverse City 9NNW - NW Michigan Re MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
GMDM5 DH1030/PPDRZ 2.00 : Grand Meadow MN
MNMW06 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.85 : Ostrander 5WNW MN
ALBM5 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.67 : Albert Lea 3SE MN
GDVM5 DH1200/PPDRG 1.58 : Gordonsville 1W MN
MNOL27 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.49 : Stewartville 5W MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOBU03 DH1320/PPDRZ 0.87 : Poplar Bluff 4WNW MO
DXTM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.63 : Dexter MO
MOFSA103 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.58 : Edina 2E MO
MOFSA199 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.58 : Memphis MO
MMPM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.46 : Memphis MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
JCSN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.59 : Upham 2N - J Clark Salyer (RAWS) ND
NDGF14 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.18 : Grand Forks 3SSE ND
0177N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.15 : Maida 5S ND
GFK DH1153/PPDRZ 0.14 : Grand Forks 4W - Intl Aprt ND
GRFN8 DH1215/PPDRZ 0.12 : Grand Forks - Nws / U Of North Dako 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
LANW3 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.11 : Lancaster 4WSW - Exp Farm WI
ASTW3 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.98 : Athelstane 2E WI
WUEW3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.94 : Wausaukee 1NW /RAWS/ WI
WIGT13 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.88 : Patch Grove WI
EPMW3 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.87 : Ephraim-1NE-WWTP 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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