River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
267 FGUS53 KMSR 190002 RVFMIN RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 702 PM CDT MON AUG 18 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 15.8 FT AT 2200 Z ON AUG 18 .AR :CREST: MVOM5 0821 Z DC202508190002/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 16.3 :Crest near 16.3 FT around 12 Z on Thu, Aug 21 .ER MVOM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 15.9 .E2 : 0819 : / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.1 / 16.1 .E3 : 0820 : / 16.1 / 16.2 / 16.2 / 16.2 .E4 : 0821 : / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 .E5 : 0822 : / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 .E6 : 0823 : / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 .E7 : 0824 : / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 / 16.3 .E8 : 0825 : / 16.3 / 16.3 / 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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.01 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 885.3 FT AT 2115 Z ON AUG 18 .AR :CREST: GTEM5 0822 Z DC202508190002/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 885.9 :Crest near 885.9 FT around 12 Z on Fri, Aug 22 .ER GTEM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 885.4 .E2 : 0819 : / 885.5 / 885.5 / 885.5 / 885.5 .E3 : 0820 : / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.7 .E4 : 0821 : / 885.7 / 885.7 / 885.7 / 885.8 .E5 : 0822 : / 885.9 / 885.9 / 885.9 / 885.9 .E6 : 0823 : / 885.9 / 885.8 / 885.8 / 885.8 .E7 : 0824 : / 885.8 / 885.8 / 885.8 / 885.7 .E8 : 0825 : / 885.7 / 885.7 / 885.6 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.01 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 4.5 FT AT 2200 Z ON AUG 18 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 08/20/2025 .AR :CREST: RWDM5 0821 Z DC202508190002/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 6.7 :Crest near 6.7 FT around 06 Z on Thu, Aug 21 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 08/23/2025 .ER RWDM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 4.9 .E2 : 0819 : / 5.3 / 5.7 / 5.9 / 6.2 .E3 : 0820 : / 6.4 / 6.6 / 6.6 / 6.7 .E4 : 0821 : / 6.7 / 6.7 / 6.7 / 6.6 .E5 : 0822 : / 6.6 / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.1 .E6 : 0823 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.6 / 5.4 .E7 : 0824 : / 5.2 / 5.1 / 4.9 / 4.8 .E8 : 0825 : / 4.6 / 4.5 / 4.3 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.01 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 22.9 FT AT 2200 Z ON AUG 18 .AR :CREST: MTNM5 0821 Z DC202508190002/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 24.8 :Crest near 24.8 FT around 12 Z on Thu, Aug 21 .ER MTNM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 23.2 .E2 : 0819 : / 23.5 / 23.8 / 24.0 / 24.2 .E3 : 0820 : / 24.4 / 24.5 / 24.6 / 24.7 .E4 : 0821 : / 24.8 / 24.8 / 24.7 / 24.7 .E5 : 0822 : / 24.7 / 24.6 / 24.5 / 24.5 .E6 : 0823 : / 24.4 / 24.3 / 24.2 / 24.1 .E7 : 0824 : / 24.0 / 24.0 / 23.9 / 23.8 .E8 : 0825 : / 23.7 / 23.6 / 23.6 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.01 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 795.5 FT AT 2245 Z ON AUG 18 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 08/23/2025 .AR :CREST: NULM5 0824 Z DC202508190002/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 801.2 :Crest near 801.2 FT around 18 Z on Sun, Aug 24 .ER NULM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 795.8 .E2 : 0819 : / 796.0 / 796.3 / 796.6 / 797.0 .E3 : 0820 : / 797.3 / 797.6 / 797.8 / 798.1 .E4 : 0821 : / 798.3 / 798.6 / 798.9 / 799.1 .E5 : 0822 : / 799.4 / 799.7 / 800.0 / 800.3 .E6 : 0823 : / 800.5 / 800.7 / 800.9 / 801.0 .E7 : 0824 : / 801.1 / 801.2 / 801.2 / 801.2 .E8 : 0825 : / 801.2 / 801.2 / 801.1 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.02 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 25.6 FT AT 2230 Z ON AUG 18 .AR :CREST: SPFM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 27.1 :Crest near 27.1 FT around 18 Z on Tue, Aug 19 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 08/22/2025 .ER SPFM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 26.6 .E2 : 0819 : / 27.0 / 27.1 / 26.9 / 26.7 .E3 : 0820 : / 26.3 / 25.9 / 25.3 / 24.6 .E4 : 0821 : / 23.8 / 22.9 / 22.0 / 21.2 .E5 : 0822 : / 20.4 / 19.7 / 19.1 / 18.6 .E6 : 0823 : / 18.2 / 17.9 / 17.5 / 17.2 .E7 : 0824 : / 16.8 / 16.5 / 16.3 / 16.1 .E8 : 0825 : / 15.9 / 15.7 / 15.6 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.00 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 8.6 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 18 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 08/19/2025 .AR :CREST: NWUM5 0820 Z DC202508190002/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 12.3 :Crest near 12.3 FT around 18 Z on Wed, Aug 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 08/22/2025 .ER NWUM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 9.4 .E2 : 0819 : / 10.2 / 10.9 / 11.4 / 11.7 .E3 : 0820 : / 12.1 / 12.3 / 12.3 / 12.3 .E4 : 0821 : / 12.1 / 11.9 / 11.5 / 11.1 .E5 : 0822 : / 10.7 / 10.3 / 9.8 / 9.4 .E6 : 0823 : / 9.0 / 8.6 / 8.2 / 7.8 .E7 : 0824 : / 7.5 / 7.2 / 7.0 / 6.8 .E8 : 0825 : / 6.6 / 6.4 / 6.2 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.01 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 15.1 FT AT 2230 Z ON AUG 18 .AR :CREST: MNKM5 0822 Z DC202508190002/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 20.5 :Crest near 20.5 FT around 00 Z on Fri, Aug 22 .ER MNKM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 15.7 .E2 : 0819 : / 16.5 / 17.1 / 17.8 / 18.4 .E3 : 0820 : / 19.0 / 19.4 / 19.8 / 20.0 .E4 : 0821 : / 20.2 / 20.4 / 20.5 / 20.5 .E5 : 0822 : / 20.5 / 20.4 / 20.3 / 20.2 .E6 : 0823 : / 20.0 / 19.9 / 19.7 / 19.6 .E7 : 0824 : / 19.4 / 19.3 / 19.1 / 19.0 .E8 : 0825 : / 18.8 / 18.7 / 18.5 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.02 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.02 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 728.7 FT AT 2230 Z ON AUG 18 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 08/21/2025 .AR :CREST: HENM5 0823 Z DC202508190002/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 733.8 :Crest near 733.8 FT around 18 Z on Sat, Aug 23 .ER HENM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 728.9 .E2 : 0819 : / 729.2 / 729.5 / 729.8 / 730.2 .E3 : 0820 : / 730.6 / 730.9 / 731.3 / 731.7 .E4 : 0821 : / 732.0 / 732.4 / 732.7 / 733.0 .E5 : 0822 : / 733.2 / 733.4 / 733.6 / 733.7 .E6 : 0823 : / 733.7 / 733.8 / 733.8 / 733.7 .E7 : 0824 : / 733.7 / 733.6 / 733.5 / 733.4 .E8 : 0825 : / 733.3 / 733.2 / 733.1 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.04 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 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 RIVER STAGE WAS 17.8 FT AT 2145 Z ON AUG 18 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 08/22/2025 .AR :CREST: JDNM5 0825 Z DC202508190002/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 26.8 :Crest near 26.8 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Aug 25 .ER JDNM5 0819 Z DC202508190002/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 18.2 .E2 : 0819 : / 18.6 / 18.9 / 19.4 / 19.9 .E3 : 0820 : / 20.4 / 21.1 / 21.7 / 22.2 .E4 : 0821 : / 22.7 / 23.2 / 23.6 / 24.0 .E5 : 0822 : / 24.5 / 24.9 / 25.2 / 25.6 .E6 : 0823 : / 25.8 / 26.1 / 26.3 / 26.5 .E7 : 0824 : / 26.6 / 26.7 / 26.8 / 26.8 .E8 : 0825 : / 26.8 / 26.8 / 26.8 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 20 is 0.03 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2529 : :...END of MESSAGE...