River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
231 FGUS53 KMSR 220045 RVFMIN RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 740 PM CDT THU AUG 21 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 : :************************************************************ :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 16.0 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 21 .ER MVOM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 15.9 .E2 : 0822 : / 15.9 / 15.9 / 15.9 / 15.9 .E3 : 0823 : / 15.9 / 15.9 / 15.9 / 15.9 .E4 : 0824 : / 15.8 / 15.8 / 15.8 / 15.8 .E5 : 0825 : / 15.8 / 15.8 / 15.8 / 15.8 .E6 : 0826 : / 15.8 / 15.7 / 15.7 / 15.7 .E7 : 0827 : / 15.7 / 15.7 / 15.6 / 15.6 .E8 : 0828 : / 15.6 / 15.5 / 15.5 : : ***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 : 0821 / 0.15 : 0822 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.05 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.21 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 885.7 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 21 .ER GTEM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 885.7 .E2 : 0822 : / 885.7 / 885.7 / 885.6 / 885.6 .E3 : 0823 : / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.5 / 885.5 .E4 : 0824 : / 885.5 / 885.5 / 885.4 / 885.4 .E5 : 0825 : / 885.4 / 885.4 / 885.4 / 885.3 .E6 : 0826 : / 885.3 / 885.3 / 885.3 / 885.3 .E7 : 0827 : / 885.2 / 885.2 / 885.2 / 885.1 .E8 : 0828 : / 885.1 / 885.1 / 885.0 : : ***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 : 0821 / 0.15 : 0822 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.05 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.21 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 5.4 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 21 .ER RWDM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 5.4 .E2 : 0822 : / 5.4 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E3 : 0823 : / 5.5 / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.2 .E4 : 0824 : / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.8 / 4.7 .E5 : 0825 : / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.2 / 4.1 .E6 : 0826 : / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.7 / 3.6 .E7 : 0827 : / 3.5 / 3.4 / 3.3 / 3.3 .E8 : 0828 : / 3.2 / 3.2 / 3.1 : : ***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 : 0821 / 0.09 : 0822 / 0.01 / 0.03 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.13 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Second pulse of water that fell closer to the top of the :basin showing up in these western tribs :************************************************************ :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 24.6 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 21 .ER MTNM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 24.5 .E2 : 0822 : / 24.5 / 24.5 / 24.5 / 24.4 .E3 : 0823 : / 24.3 / 24.3 / 24.2 / 24.1 .E4 : 0824 : / 24.1 / 24.0 / 23.9 / 23.8 .E5 : 0825 : / 23.7 / 23.5 / 23.4 / 23.3 .E6 : 0826 : / 23.2 / 23.1 / 23.0 / 22.9 .E7 : 0827 : / 22.8 / 22.8 / 22.7 / 22.6 .E8 : 0828 : / 22.5 / 22.5 / 22.4 : : ***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 : 0821 / 0.07 : 0822 / 0.01 / 0.04 / 0.07 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.19 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 799.3 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 22 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/22/2025 .AR :CREST: NULM5 0825 Z DC202508220040/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 801.5 :Crest near 801.5 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Aug 25 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 08/28/2025 .ER NULM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 799.6 .E2 : 0822 : / 799.8 / 800.1 / 800.3 / 800.6 .E3 : 0823 : / 800.8 / 801.0 / 801.1 / 801.3 .E4 : 0824 : / 801.4 / 801.4 / 801.5 / 801.5 .E5 : 0825 : / 801.5 / 801.5 / 801.4 / 801.4 .E6 : 0826 : / 801.3 / 801.2 / 801.1 / 801.0 .E7 : 0827 : / 800.8 / 800.7 / 800.6 / 800.4 .E8 : 0828 : / 800.3 / 800.1 / 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 : 0821 / 0.00 : 0822 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.04 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 23.1 FT AT 2330 Z ON AUG 21 .AR :CREST: SPFM5 0823 Z DC202508220040/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 24.0 :Crest near 24.0 FT around 12 Z on Sat, Aug 23 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 08/25/2025 .ER SPFM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 23.2 .E2 : 0822 : / 23.3 / 23.4 / 23.6 / 23.8 .E3 : 0823 : / 24.0 / 24.0 / 23.8 / 23.5 .E4 : 0824 : / 23.1 / 22.6 / 22.0 / 21.4 .E5 : 0825 : / 20.6 / 19.8 / 19.0 / 18.3 .E6 : 0826 : / 17.6 / 17.1 / 16.7 / 16.3 .E7 : 0827 : / 15.9 / 15.6 / 15.3 / 15.2 .E8 : 0828 : / 15.0 / 15.0 / 14.9 : : ***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 : 0821 / 0.00 : 0822 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :Second pulse of water from heavy rain further in the :headwaters moving down through the basin :************************************************************ :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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 10.0 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 22 .ER NWUM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 9.8 .E2 : 0822 : / 9.7 / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.4 .E3 : 0823 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.5 .E4 : 0824 : / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.4 / 9.3 .E5 : 0825 : / 9.2 / 9.0 / 8.8 / 8.5 .E6 : 0826 : / 8.2 / 7.9 / 7.7 / 7.4 .E7 : 0827 : / 7.1 / 6.8 / 6.6 / 6.3 .E8 : 0828 : / 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 : 0821 / 0.00 : 0822 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.02 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 18.2 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 22 .AR :CREST: MNKM5 0823 Z DC202508220040/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 18.8 :Crest near 18.8 FT around 18 Z on Sat, Aug 23 .ER MNKM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 18.3 .E2 : 0822 : / 18.4 / 18.6 / 18.6 / 18.7 .E3 : 0823 : / 18.7 / 18.8 / 18.8 / 18.8 .E4 : 0824 : / 18.7 / 18.7 / 18.7 / 18.7 .E5 : 0825 : / 18.7 / 18.6 / 18.6 / 18.5 .E6 : 0826 : / 18.4 / 18.3 / 18.1 / 18.0 .E7 : 0827 : / 17.8 / 17.6 / 17.4 / 17.2 .E8 : 0828 : / 16.9 / 16.7 / 16.5 : : ***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 : 0821 / 0.00 : 0822 / 0.01 / 0.02 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.04 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 731.0 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 22 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 08/23/2025 .AR :CREST: HENM5 0825 Z DC202508220040/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 732.7 :Crest near 732.7 FT around 18 Z on Mon, Aug 25 .ER HENM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 731.1 .E2 : 0822 : / 731.3 / 731.5 / 731.7 / 731.9 .E3 : 0823 : / 732.0 / 732.1 / 732.2 / 732.3 .E4 : 0824 : / 732.4 / 732.5 / 732.5 / 732.6 .E5 : 0825 : / 732.6 / 732.7 / 732.7 / 732.7 .E6 : 0826 : / 732.7 / 732.7 / 732.7 / 732.7 .E7 : 0827 : / 732.6 / 732.6 / 732.6 / 732.5 .E8 : 0828 : / 732.4 / 732.4 / 732.3 : : ***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 : 0821 / 0.00 : 0822 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.04 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 22.8 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 22 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 08/24/2025 .AR :CREST: JDNM5 0826 Z DC202508220040/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 25.7 :Crest near 25.7 FT around 12 Z on Tue, Aug 26 .ER JDNM5 0822 Z DC202508220040/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0821 : / 23.0 .E2 : 0822 : / 23.3 / 23.6 / 23.8 / 24.1 .E3 : 0823 : / 24.4 / 24.6 / 24.8 / 25.0 .E4 : 0824 : / 25.1 / 25.2 / 25.3 / 25.4 .E5 : 0825 : / 25.5 / 25.5 / 25.6 / 25.6 .E6 : 0826 : / 25.7 / 25.7 / 25.7 / 25.7 .E7 : 0827 : / 25.7 / 25.7 / 25.7 / 25.6 .E8 : 0828 : / 25.6 / 25.5 / 25.5 : : ***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 : 0821 / 0.00 : 0822 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 23 is 0.02 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2515 : :...END of MESSAGE...