River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
724 FGUS53 KMSR 201916 RVFCIW RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 216 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 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. : : FORECAST GROUP IS CIW : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, LANM5 :LANSING, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 18.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 22.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 18.2 FT AT 1830 Z ON SEP 20 .ER LANM5 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 17.2 / 15.2 .E2 : 0921 : / 14.2 / 13.6 / 13.2 / 12.8 .E3 : 0922 : / 12.5 / 12.2 / 12.0 / 11.7 .E4 : 0923 : / 11.6 / 11.4 / 11.3 / 11.2 .E5 : 0924 : / 11.1 / 11.0 / 10.9 / 10.9 .E6 : 0925 : / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.7 / 10.7 .E7 : 0926 : / 10.6 / 10.6 / 10.5 / 10.5 .E8 : 0927 : / 10.4 / 10.4 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, ASTM5 :AUSTIN WWTP, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 15.1 FT AT 1800 Z ON SEP 20 .ER ASTM5 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 14.0 / 11.3 .E2 : 0921 : / 8.9 / 7.7 / 7.2 / 6.8 .E3 : 0922 : / 6.5 / 6.2 / 6.0 / 5.8 .E4 : 0923 : / 5.6 / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.2 .E5 : 0924 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.8 .E6 : 0925 : / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.6 .E7 : 0926 : / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.4 .E8 : 0927 : / 4.4 / 4.4 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.01 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.02 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, CCYI4 :CHARLES CITY, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.5 FT AT 1815 Z ON SEP 20 .AR :CREST: CCYI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 10.9 :Crest near 10.9 FT around 18 Z on Mon, Sep 21 .ER CCYI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 9.0 / 10.1 .E2 : 0921 : / 10.7 / 10.9 / 10.4 / 9.0 .E3 : 0922 : / 7.3 / 6.4 / 5.8 / 5.3 .E4 : 0923 : / 4.9 / 4.7 / 4.5 / 4.4 .E5 : 0924 : / 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.0 .E6 : 0925 : / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.7 / 3.7 .E7 : 0926 : / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.5 .E8 : 0927 : / 3.5 / 3.5 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.03 / 0.05 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.08 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, CEBI4 :CEDAR BLUFF, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 26.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 12.3 FT AT 1700 Z ON SEP 20 .AR :CREST: CEBI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 15.8 :Crest near 15.8 FT around 18 Z on Mon, Sep 21 .ER CEBI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 13.9 / 15.0 .E2 : 0921 : / 15.6 / 15.8 / 15.7 / 15.3 .E3 : 0922 : / 14.7 / 14.1 / 13.5 / 13.0 .E4 : 0923 : / 12.6 / 12.3 / 12.0 / 11.8 .E5 : 0924 : / 11.6 / 11.6 / 11.6 / 11.6 .E6 : 0925 : / 11.5 / 11.4 / 11.1 / 10.6 .E7 : 0926 : / 9.9 / 9.2 / 8.6 / 8.2 .E8 : 0927 : / 8.0 / 7.8 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.01 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.04 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ENGLISH RIVER, KALI4 :KALONA 1SSW, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 18.1 FT AT 1700 Z ON SEP 20 .AR :CREST: KALI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 18.6 :Crest near 18.6 FT around 06 Z on Mon, Sep 21 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 09/22/2026 .ER KALI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 18.5 / 18.6 .E2 : 0921 : / 18.3 / 17.6 / 16.6 / 15.9 .E3 : 0922 : / 15.2 / 14.2 / 12.9 / 11.8 .E4 : 0923 : / 10.8 / 10.1 / 9.5 / 9.1 .E5 : 0924 : / 8.8 / 8.5 / 8.3 / 8.1 .E6 : 0925 : / 7.9 / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.5 .E7 : 0926 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.1 .E8 : 0927 : / 7.0 / 7.0 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.01 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.03 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :IOWA RIVER, LNTI4 :LONE TREE 5SW - TRI COUNTY BRIDGE, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 22.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 16.2 FT AT 1700 Z ON SEP 20 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 09/22/2026 .AR :CREST: LNTI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 16.5 :Crest near 16.5 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21 .AR :CREST: LNTI4 0922 Z DC202609201916/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 17.6 :Crest near 17.6 FT around 18 Z on Tue, Sep 22 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/21/2026 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 09/23/2026 .ER LNTI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 16.5 / 16.2 .E2 : 0921 : / 15.8 / 15.7 / 16.0 / 16.8 .E3 : 0922 : / 17.4 / 17.6 / 17.5 / 17.0 .E4 : 0923 : / 16.3 / 15.6 / 15.0 / 14.6 .E5 : 0924 : / 14.3 / 14.1 / 13.9 / 13.8 .E6 : 0925 : / 13.7 / 13.6 / 13.5 / 13.5 .E7 : 0926 : / 13.4 / 13.4 / 13.3 / 12.4 .E8 : 0927 : / 11.3 / 10.6 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.02 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :IOWA RIVER, WAPI4 :WAPELLO, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 18.5 FTMINOR STAGE 21.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 25.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 27.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 18.7 FT AT 1700 Z ON SEP 20 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 09/21/2026 .AR :CREST: WAPI4 0923 Z DC202609201916/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 24.1 :Crest near 24.1 FT around 12 Z on Wed, Sep 23 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 09/26/2026 .ER WAPI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 19.4 / 20.0 .E2 : 0921 : / 20.6 / 21.2 / 21.8 / 22.4 .E3 : 0922 : / 22.9 / 23.3 / 23.6 / 23.9 .E4 : 0923 : / 24.1 / 24.1 / 24.0 / 23.9 .E5 : 0924 : / 23.7 / 23.4 / 23.0 / 22.6 .E6 : 0925 : / 22.1 / 21.7 / 21.3 / 21.0 .E7 : 0926 : / 20.7 / 20.5 / 20.3 / 20.2 .E8 : 0927 : / 20.0 / 19.9 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :IOWA RIVER, OKVI4 :OAKVILLE, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 8.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.4 FT AT 1700 Z ON SEP 20 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 09/22/2026 .AR :CREST: OKVI4 0923 Z DC202609201916/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 13.4 :Crest near 13.4 FT around 18 Z on Wed, Sep 23 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 09/26/2026 .ER OKVI4 0921 Z DC202609201916/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0920 : / 8.1 / 8.8 .E2 : 0921 : / 9.4 / 10.0 / 10.6 / 11.2 .E3 : 0922 : / 11.7 / 12.2 / 12.6 / 13.0 .E4 : 0923 : / 13.3 / 13.4 / 13.4 / 13.4 .E5 : 0924 : / 13.2 / 13.0 / 12.7 / 12.4 .E6 : 0925 : / 12.0 / 11.6 / 11.3 / 10.9 .E7 : 0926 : / 10.6 / 10.4 / 10.2 / 10.1 .E8 : 0927 : / 9.9 / 9.8 : : ***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 : 0920 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0921 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2537 : :...END of MESSAGE...