River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
724 FGUS53 KMSR 171411 RVFMIN RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 911 AM 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 MIN : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :WEST BRANCH LAC QUI PARLE RIVER, DAWM5 :DAWSON, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 36.0 FTMINOR STAGE 39.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 40.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 42.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 33.6 FT AT 1230 Z ON AUG 17 .ER DAWM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 33.7 / 33.9 / 34.1 .E2 : 0818 : / 34.3 / 34.4 / 34.5 / 34.6 .E3 : 0819 : / 34.7 / 34.8 / 34.9 / 34.9 .E4 : 0820 : / 34.8 / 34.8 / 34.7 / 34.6 .E5 : 0821 : / 34.5 / 34.4 / 34.3 / 34.2 .E6 : 0822 : / 34.1 / 34.0 / 34.0 / 33.9 .E7 : 0823 : / 33.8 / 33.8 / 33.7 / 33.7 .E8 : 0824 : / 33.6 : : ***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 / 0.03 / 0.19 / 0.28 : 0818 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.53 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MINNESOTA RIVER, MVOM5 :MONTEVIDEO, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 17.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 15.5 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 17 .AR :CREST: MVOM5 0821 Z DC202508171411/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 16.6 :Crest near 16.6 FT around 00 Z on Thu, Aug 21 .ER MVOM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.7 .E2 : 0818 : / 15.8 / 15.9 / 16.0 / 16.1 .E3 : 0819 : / 16.2 / 16.3 / 16.4 / 16.5 .E4 : 0820 : / 16.5 / 16.5 / 16.6 / 16.6 .E5 : 0821 : / 16.6 / 16.6 / 16.6 / 16.6 .E6 : 0822 : / 16.6 / 16.6 / 16.6 / 16.5 .E7 : 0823 : / 16.5 / 16.5 / 16.4 / 16.4 .E8 : 0824 : / 16.3 : : ***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 / 0.03 / 0.24 / 0.56 : 0818 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.87 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MINNESOTA RIVER, GTEM5 :GRANITE FALLS, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 883.0 FTMINOR STAGE 885.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 889.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 892.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 884.8 FT AT 1215 Z ON AUG 17 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 08/18/2025 .AR :CREST: GTEM5 0821 Z DC202508171411/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 885.9 :Crest near 885.9 FT around 12 Z on Thu, Aug 21 .ER GTEM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 884.8 / 884.8 / 884.9 .E2 : 0818 : / 884.9 / 885.0 / 885.0 / 885.1 .E3 : 0819 : / 885.2 / 885.3 / 885.4 / 885.5 .E4 : 0820 : / 885.7 / 885.8 / 885.8 / 885.8 .E5 : 0821 : / 885.9 / 885.9 / 885.9 / 885.9 .E6 : 0822 : / 885.9 / 885.9 / 885.9 / 885.9 .E7 : 0823 : / 885.9 / 885.8 / 885.8 / 885.7 .E8 : 0824 : / 885.7 : : ***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 / 0.24 / 0.56 : 0818 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.87 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :REDWOOD RIVER, MSHM5 :MARSHALL 1W, MN - FSD : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.6 FT AT 1300 Z ON AUG 17 .AR :CREST: MSHM5 0818 Z DC202508171411/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 12.5 :Crest near 12.5 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Aug 18 .ER MSHM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 12.4 / 12.5 / 12.4 .E2 : 0818 : / 12.2 / 11.9 / 11.6 / 11.2 .E3 : 0819 : / 10.8 / 10.5 / 10.3 / 10.1 .E4 : 0820 : / 10.0 / 9.9 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E5 : 0821 : / 9.8 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E6 : 0822 : / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.5 .E7 : 0823 : / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.4 .E8 : 0824 : / 9.4 : : ***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 / 0.00 / 0.29 / 0.29 : 0818 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.61 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :REDWOOD RIVER, RWDM5 :REDWOOD FALLS 3SW, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 5.0 FTMINOR STAGE 6.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 16.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 2.8 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 17 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 08/19/2025 .AR :CREST: RWDM5 0820 Z DC202508171411/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 7.2 :Crest near 7.2 FT around 12 Z on Wed, Aug 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 08/22/2025 .ER RWDM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 3.2 / 3.6 / 4.0 .E2 : 0818 : / 4.4 / 4.8 / 5.2 / 5.6 .E3 : 0819 : / 6.1 / 6.5 / 6.9 / 7.1 .E4 : 0820 : / 7.2 / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.0 .E5 : 0821 : / 6.8 / 6.6 / 6.4 / 6.2 .E6 : 0822 : / 6.0 / 5.8 / 5.6 / 5.5 .E7 : 0823 : / 5.3 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E8 : 0824 : / 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 / 0.01 / 0.25 / 0.46 : 0818 / 0.05 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.77 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MINNESOTA RIVER, MTNM5 :MORTON 1SW, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 18.0 FTMINOR STAGE 21.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 23.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 26.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 21.4 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 17 .AR :CREST: MTNM5 0820 Z DC202508171411/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 24.5 :Crest near 24.5 FT around 18 Z on Wed, Aug 20 .ER MTNM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 21.7 / 21.9 / 22.1 .E2 : 0818 : / 22.3 / 22.6 / 22.9 / 23.2 .E3 : 0819 : / 23.5 / 23.8 / 24.0 / 24.2 .E4 : 0820 : / 24.4 / 24.5 / 24.5 / 24.5 .E5 : 0821 : / 24.5 / 24.5 / 24.5 / 24.4 .E6 : 0822 : / 24.3 / 24.2 / 24.1 / 24.1 .E7 : 0823 : / 24.0 / 24.0 / 23.9 / 23.9 .E8 : 0824 : / 23.8 : : ***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 / 0.10 / 0.34 / 0.46 : 0818 / 0.13 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 1.03 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MINNESOTA RIVER, NULM5 :NEW ULM 2SE, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 796.0 FTMINOR STAGE 800.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 804.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 806.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 794.8 FT AT 1245 Z ON AUG 17 .ER NULM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 794.9 / 794.9 / 794.9 .E2 : 0818 : / 794.9 / 795.0 / 795.1 / 795.3 .E3 : 0819 : / 795.4 / 795.6 / 795.8 / 796.0 .E4 : 0820 : / 796.2 / 796.4 / 796.7 / 797.0 .E5 : 0821 : / 797.3 / 797.6 / 798.0 / 798.3 .E6 : 0822 : / 798.7 / 799.1 / 799.4 / 799.6 .E7 : 0823 : / 799.7 / 799.8 / 799.8 / 799.9 .E8 : 0824 : / 799.9 : : ***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 / 0.02 / 0.28 / 0.40 : 0818 / 0.15 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.85 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :COTTONWOOD RIVER, SPFM5 :SPRINGFIELD 4SW, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 19.0 FTMINOR STAGE 22.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 27.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 32.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 16.1 FT AT 1230 Z ON AUG 17 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 08/17/2025 .AR :CREST: SPFM5 0819 Z DC202508171411/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 31.0 :Crest near 31.0 FT around 12 Z on Tue, Aug 19 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 08/22/2025 .ER SPFM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 19.0 / 22.6 / 25.4 .E2 : 0818 : / 27.8 / 29.5 / 30.4 / 30.9 .E3 : 0819 : / 31.0 / 31.0 / 30.9 / 30.6 .E4 : 0820 : / 30.1 / 29.4 / 28.4 / 27.3 .E5 : 0821 : / 26.2 / 25.0 / 23.6 / 22.1 .E6 : 0822 : / 20.7 / 19.5 / 18.4 / 17.6 .E7 : 0823 : / 17.0 / 16.5 / 16.2 / 16.0 .E8 : 0824 : / 15.9 : : ***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 / 0.25 / 0.36 : 0818 / 0.07 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.68 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :COTTONWOOD RIVER, NWUM5 :NEW ULM 2SSE, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 16.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 4.3 FT AT 1300 Z ON AUG 17 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 08/19/2025 .AR :CREST: NWUM5 0820 Z DC202508171411/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 15.9 :Crest near 15.9 FT around 18 Z on Wed, Aug 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/22/2025 .ER NWUM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 4.4 / 5.3 / 6.5 .E2 : 0818 : / 7.7 / 9.0 / 10.2 / 11.3 .E3 : 0819 : / 12.5 / 13.6 / 14.6 / 15.2 .E4 : 0820 : / 15.7 / 15.9 / 15.9 / 15.7 .E5 : 0821 : / 15.2 / 14.5 / 13.5 / 12.4 .E6 : 0822 : / 11.6 / 10.8 / 10.2 / 9.6 .E7 : 0823 : / 8.9 / 8.3 / 7.7 / 7.3 .E8 : 0824 : / 6.9 : : ***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 / 0.02 / 0.43 / 0.42 : 0818 / 0.16 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 1.03 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MINNESOTA RIVER, MNKM5 :MANKATO, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 15.0 FTMINOR STAGE 22.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 25.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 30.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.8 FT AT 1230 Z ON AUG 17 .AR :CREST: MNKM5 0822 Z DC202508171411/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 18.0 :Crest near 18.0 FT around 06 Z on Fri, Aug 22 .ER MNKM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 11.8 / 11.7 / 11.9 .E2 : 0818 : / 12.1 / 12.3 / 12.6 / 12.9 .E3 : 0819 : / 13.2 / 13.6 / 14.1 / 14.6 .E4 : 0820 : / 15.1 / 15.7 / 16.3 / 16.8 .E5 : 0821 : / 17.2 / 17.6 / 17.8 / 18.0 .E6 : 0822 : / 18.0 / 18.0 / 17.9 / 17.8 .E7 : 0823 : / 17.6 / 17.4 / 17.2 / 17.0 .E8 : 0824 : / 16.8 : : ***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 / 0.01 / 0.25 / 0.70 : 0818 / 0.17 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 1.13 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MINNESOTA RIVER, HENM5 :HENDERSON, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 727.0 FTMINOR STAGE 732.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 736.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 739.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 727.8 FT AT 1230 Z ON AUG 17 .ER HENM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 727.8 / 727.8 / 727.9 .E2 : 0818 : / 728.0 / 728.1 / 728.3 / 728.4 .E3 : 0819 : / 728.6 / 728.8 / 729.0 / 729.2 .E4 : 0820 : / 729.3 / 729.4 / 729.5 / 729.7 .E5 : 0821 : / 730.0 / 730.2 / 730.5 / 730.8 .E6 : 0822 : / 731.1 / 731.3 / 731.5 / 731.7 .E7 : 0823 : / 731.8 / 731.9 / 731.9 / 731.9 .E8 : 0824 : / 731.9 : : ***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 / 0.02 / 0.15 / 0.64 : 0818 / 0.22 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 1.03 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MINNESOTA RIVER, JDNM5 :JORDAN, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 18.0 FTMINOR STAGE 25.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 28.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 34.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 16.6 FT AT 1145 Z ON AUG 17 .ER JDNM5 0817 Z DC202508171411/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0817 : / 16.5 / 16.5 / 16.6 .E2 : 0818 : / 16.7 / 17.0 / 17.2 / 17.5 .E3 : 0819 : / 17.7 / 17.8 / 18.0 / 18.2 .E4 : 0820 : / 18.4 / 18.6 / 18.9 / 19.2 .E5 : 0821 : / 19.6 / 20.1 / 20.5 / 21.0 .E6 : 0822 : / 21.5 / 22.0 / 22.5 / 22.8 .E7 : 0823 : / 23.2 / 23.5 / 23.8 / 24.1 .E8 : 0824 : / 24.4 : : ***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 / 0.13 / 0.07 / 0.63 : 0818 / 0.37 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 1.20 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2532 : :...END of MESSAGE...