River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
944 FGUS53 KMSR 180159 RVFCIW RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 859 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025 : 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 0030 Z ON AUG 18 .ER LANM5 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 17.7 .E2 : 0818 : / 16.9 / 16.1 / 15.3 / 14.7 .E3 : 0819 : / 14.4 / 14.1 / 13.8 / 13.4 .E4 : 0820 : / 13.0 / 12.6 / 12.3 / 12.0 .E5 : 0821 : / 11.8 / 11.6 / 11.4 / 11.3 .E6 : 0822 : / 11.1 / 11.0 / 10.9 / 10.8 .E7 : 0823 : / 10.7 / 10.7 / 10.6 / 10.5 .E8 : 0824 : / 10.5 / 10.5 / 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 : 0817 / 0.22 : 0818 / 0.35 / 0.11 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.71 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 9.3 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 18 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 08/18/2025 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/18/2025 .ER ASTM5 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 13.6 .E2 : 0818 : / 15.1 / 14.5 / 13.6 / 12.0 .E3 : 0819 : / 10.6 / 9.7 / 9.0 / 8.5 .E4 : 0820 : / 8.0 / 7.5 / 7.1 / 6.7 .E5 : 0821 : / 6.4 / 6.2 / 5.9 / 5.8 .E6 : 0822 : / 5.6 / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.2 .E7 : 0823 : / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E8 : 0824 : / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.7 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.03 : 0818 / 0.40 / 0.11 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.56 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :TURTLE CREEK, TRCM5 :AUSTIN 3NW, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 7.0 FTMINOR STAGE 10.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 12.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 14.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.0 FT AT 0030 Z ON AUG 18 .AR :CREST: TRCM5 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 8.8 :Crest near 8.8 FT around 18 Z on Mon, Aug 18 .ER TRCM5 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 8.2 .E2 : 0818 : / 8.7 / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.4 .E3 : 0819 : / 8.0 / 7.5 / 7.0 / 6.5 .E4 : 0820 : / 6.1 / 5.8 / 5.6 / 5.4 .E5 : 0821 : / 5.2 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E6 : 0822 : / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.6 .E7 : 0823 : / 4.6 / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.4 .E8 : 0824 : / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.2 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.04 : 0818 / 0.25 / 0.07 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.37 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 3.2 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 18 .ER CCYI4 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 3.4 .E2 : 0818 : / 4.8 / 6.6 / 8.0 / 8.6 .E3 : 0819 : / 8.6 / 8.2 / 7.6 / 7.0 .E4 : 0820 : / 6.5 / 6.1 / 5.7 / 5.3 .E5 : 0821 : / 5.0 / 4.7 / 4.4 / 4.2 .E6 : 0822 : / 4.1 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.7 .E7 : 0823 : / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.5 / 3.4 .E8 : 0824 : / 3.4 / 3.4 / 3.3 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.01 : 0818 / 0.25 / 0.13 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.43 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :SHELL ROCK RIVER, SHRI4 :SHELL ROCK, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.0 FT AT 0045 Z ON AUG 18 .ER SHRI4 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 10.0 .E2 : 0818 : / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.9 .E3 : 0819 : / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.9 .E4 : 0820 : / 10.0 / 10.0 / 10.0 / 10.0 .E5 : 0821 : / 10.0 / 10.0 / 9.9 / 9.9 .E6 : 0822 : / 9.9 / 9.8 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E7 : 0823 : / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.5 .E8 : 0824 : / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.01 : 0818 / 0.15 / 0.18 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.38 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, CEDI4 :CEDAR FALLS, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 85.0 FTMINOR STAGE 89.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 92.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 94.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 82.6 FT AT 0045 Z ON AUG 18 .AR :CREST: CEDI4 0821 Z DC202508180159/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 85.1 :Crest near 85.1 FT around 00 Z on Thu, Aug 21 .ER CEDI4 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 82.4 .E2 : 0818 : / 82.3 / 82.3 / 82.2 / 82.1 .E3 : 0819 : / 82.1 / 82.3 / 82.9 / 83.9 .E4 : 0820 : / 84.7 / 85.0 / 85.1 / 84.8 .E5 : 0821 : / 84.5 / 84.2 / 83.9 / 83.6 .E6 : 0822 : / 83.3 / 83.1 / 82.8 / 82.6 .E7 : 0823 : / 82.4 / 82.2 / 82.1 / 81.9 .E8 : 0824 : / 81.8 / 81.8 / 81.7 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.05 : 0818 / 0.08 / 0.05 / 0.10 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.28 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, ALOI4 :WATERLOO, IA - DMX : :ACTION STAGE 8.5 FTMINOR STAGE 13.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 21.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.6 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 18 .AR :CREST: ALOI4 0820 Z DC202508180159/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 8.6 :Crest near 8.6 FT around 18 Z on Wed, Aug 20 .ER ALOI4 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 7.6 .E2 : 0818 : / 7.6 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.4 .E3 : 0819 : / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.6 / 8.0 .E4 : 0820 : / 8.3 / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.5 .E5 : 0821 : / 8.4 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 7.9 .E6 : 0822 : / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.5 .E7 : 0823 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E8 : 0824 : / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.10 : 0818 / 0.05 / 0.01 / 0.16 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.32 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :CEDAR RIVER, CIDI4 :CEDAR RAPIDS , IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 16.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.4 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 18 .ER CIDI4 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 7.3 .E2 : 0818 : / 7.2 / 7.1 / 7.0 / 7.0 .E3 : 0819 : / 6.9 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 .E4 : 0820 : / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.6 .E5 : 0821 : / 6.9 / 7.1 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E6 : 0822 : / 7.4 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.4 .E7 : 0823 : / 7.1 / 6.8 / 6.5 / 6.3 .E8 : 0824 : / 6.2 / 6.0 / 5.9 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.00 : 0818 / 0.04 / 0.01 / 0.12 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.17 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 18.6 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 18 .ER WAPI4 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 18.6 .E2 : 0818 : / 18.5 / 18.4 / 18.3 / 18.2 .E3 : 0819 : / 18.0 / 17.7 / 17.5 / 17.3 .E4 : 0820 : / 17.1 / 16.9 / 16.7 / 16.6 .E5 : 0821 : / 16.5 / 16.4 / 16.4 / 16.3 .E6 : 0822 : / 16.3 / 16.4 / 16.4 / 16.5 .E7 : 0823 : / 16.6 / 16.7 / 16.7 / 16.8 .E8 : 0824 : / 16.8 / 16.7 / 16.6 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.01 : 0818 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.18 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.19 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 8.7 FT AT 0100 Z ON AUG 18 .ER OKVI4 0818 Z DC202508180159/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 8.7 .E2 : 0818 : / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.4 .E3 : 0819 : / 8.2 / 7.9 / 7.7 / 7.5 .E4 : 0820 : / 7.3 / 7.1 / 7.0 / 6.9 .E5 : 0821 : / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.6 .E6 : 0822 : / 6.6 / 6.6 / 6.7 / 6.7 .E7 : 0823 : / 6.8 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E8 : 0824 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.8 : : ***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 : 0817 / 0.02 : 0818 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.21 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.23 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2539 : :...END of MESSAGE...