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
1200 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 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 2026-07-17 14:31 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-07-17 14:32 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-07-17 13:44 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-07-17 15:36 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-07-17 14:30 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-07-17 15:07 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-07-17 16:18 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-07-17 14:01 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-07-17 13:45 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-07-17 13:55 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-07-17 13:45 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-07-17 14:00 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 13.3
ILO HAVI2 Havana - Illinois R 14.0 14.5
ILO BEAI2 Beardstown - Illinois R 14.0 14.8
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 19.5
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 9.3
ILO VALI2 Valley City - Illinois R 14.0 11.7
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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
DCHI4 DH1200/PPDRG 1.03 : Dorchester Hwy 76 IA
IAST37 DH1117/PPDRZ 0.73 : Davenport 1WNW IA
GTTI4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.63 : Guttenberg L&D 10 IA
IALN53 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.55 : Robins 1SE IA
DVNI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.31 : Davenport WFO IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
EDWI2 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.12 : Edwardsville 2W IL
ILWL58 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.95 : Plainfield 3ESE IL
ILKN123 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.89 : Aurora 3WSW IL
ILWS03 DH1225/PPDRZ 0.89 : Okawville 2SW IL
ILWN45 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.87 : Machesney Park 1W IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INPT117 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.30 : Valparaiso 6SSW IN
INJS45 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.16 : De Motte 1SSW IN
HBTI3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.11 : Hobart IN
INLK50 DH1030/PPDRZ 0.10 : Hobart 2E IN
INJS37 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.05 : De Motte 1NNW IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MION04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.42 : Ontonagon 2ESE MI
MIEM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.25 : Michigamme 3WNW MI
MIMM09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.23 : Menominee 9NNE MI
MIMM08 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Menominee 4NW MI
WINM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Calumet 55NW - Windigo (RAWS) MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
BTTM5 DH1200/PPDRG 2.12 : Baudette 3S /RAWS/ MN
MNRS09 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.69 : Warroad 2WNW MN
MNWN23 DH1307/PPDRZ 1.68 : Winona 2ESE MN
MNWN21 DH1230/PPDRZ 1.61 : Winona 2ESE MN
MNFM18 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.56 : Lanesboro MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOBU03 DH1220/PPDRZ 1.78 : Poplar Bluff 4WNW MO
MOJF34 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.74 : Cedar Hill Lakes 8SSW MO
MOFSA163 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.58 : Bowling Green 1SE MO
DSOM7 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.26 : De Soto MO
MOCF01 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.17 : Steelville 6SW MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
3973N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.75 : Churchs Ferry 1NW ND
NDED02 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.40 : Sheyenne 3WSW ND
FRTN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Ft Totten 5ENE-Spirit Lk Casino /RA ND
FAR DH1153/PPDRZ 0.001 : Fargo - Hector Field 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
TREW3 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.10 : Trempealeau L&D 6 WI
CTNW3 DH1248/PPDRZ 1.97 : Cashton 3NNW WI
WIEC26 DH1230/PPDRZ 1.88 : Eau Claire 1SW WI
WITR04 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.87 : Galesville 1NE WI
WITR10 DH1159/PPDRZ 1.73 : Galesville 5E 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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