River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
610 FGUS53 KMSR 222359 RVFMIN RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 659 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 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 22 .ER MVOM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 16.0 .E2 : 0823 : / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 .E3 : 0824 : / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 .E4 : 0825 : / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 .E5 : 0826 : / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 .E6 : 0827 : / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 .E7 : 0828 : / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 / 16.0 .E8 : 0829 : / 15.9 / 15.9 / 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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 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 22 .ER GTEM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 885.7 .E2 : 0823 : / 885.7 / 885.7 / 885.7 / 885.7 .E3 : 0824 : / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.6 .E4 : 0825 : / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.6 .E5 : 0826 : / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.6 .E6 : 0827 : / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.6 / 885.5 .E7 : 0828 : / 885.5 / 885.5 / 885.5 / 885.5 .E8 : 0829 : / 885.5 / 885.4 / 885.4 : : ***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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 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 5.7 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 22 .ER RWDM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 5.7 .E2 : 0823 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.5 .E3 : 0824 : / 5.4 / 5.2 / 5.0 / 4.8 .E4 : 0825 : / 4.6 / 4.5 / 4.3 / 4.1 .E5 : 0826 : / 4.0 / 3.8 / 3.7 / 3.6 .E6 : 0827 : / 3.5 / 3.4 / 3.3 / 3.3 .E7 : 0828 : / 3.2 / 3.2 / 3.1 / 3.1 .E8 : 0829 : / 3.1 / 3.0 / 3.0 : : ***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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 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 24.3 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 22 .ER MTNM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 24.3 .E2 : 0823 : / 24.2 / 24.2 / 24.1 / 24.0 .E3 : 0824 : / 23.9 / 23.8 / 23.7 / 23.7 .E4 : 0825 : / 23.6 / 23.5 / 23.3 / 23.2 .E5 : 0826 : / 23.1 / 23.1 / 23.0 / 22.9 .E6 : 0827 : / 22.8 / 22.8 / 22.7 / 22.6 .E7 : 0828 : / 22.6 / 22.5 / 22.5 / 22.5 .E8 : 0829 : / 22.4 / 22.4 / 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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 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 800.1 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 23 .AR :CREST: NULM5 0824 Z DC202508222359/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 801.3 :Crest near 801.3 FT around 18 Z on Sun, Aug 24 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/28/2025 .ER NULM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 800.4 .E2 : 0823 : / 800.6 / 800.8 / 801.0 / 801.1 .E3 : 0824 : / 801.2 / 801.3 / 801.3 / 801.3 .E4 : 0825 : / 801.3 / 801.3 / 801.2 / 801.1 .E5 : 0826 : / 801.1 / 801.0 / 800.8 / 800.7 .E6 : 0827 : / 800.6 / 800.5 / 800.3 / 800.2 .E7 : 0828 : / 800.1 / 799.9 / 799.8 / 799.6 .E8 : 0829 : / 799.5 / 799.3 / 799.2 : : ***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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 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 22 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 08/24/2025 .ER SPFM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 23.1 .E2 : 0823 : / 23.0 / 22.8 / 22.6 / 22.3 .E3 : 0824 : / 22.0 / 21.7 / 21.3 / 20.9 .E4 : 0825 : / 20.5 / 20.1 / 19.7 / 19.2 .E5 : 0826 : / 18.7 / 18.2 / 17.6 / 17.1 .E6 : 0827 : / 16.8 / 16.4 / 16.1 / 15.8 .E7 : 0828 : / 15.5 / 15.3 / 15.1 / 15.0 .E8 : 0829 : / 14.9 / 14.9 / 14.8 : : ***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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 9.6 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 23 .ER NWUM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 9.6 .E2 : 0823 : / 9.5 / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.3 .E3 : 0824 : / 9.2 / 9.1 / 9.0 / 8.9 .E4 : 0825 : / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.3 .E5 : 0826 : / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.8 / 7.6 .E6 : 0827 : / 7.4 / 7.2 / 6.9 / 6.7 .E7 : 0828 : / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.2 / 6.0 .E8 : 0829 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.7 : : ***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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 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 18.5 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 23 .ER MNKM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 18.6 .E2 : 0823 : / 18.6 / 18.6 / 18.6 / 18.6 .E3 : 0824 : / 18.6 / 18.6 / 18.5 / 18.5 .E4 : 0825 : / 18.5 / 18.4 / 18.3 / 18.3 .E5 : 0826 : / 18.2 / 18.0 / 17.9 / 17.7 .E6 : 0827 : / 17.5 / 17.3 / 17.1 / 16.9 .E7 : 0828 : / 16.7 / 16.5 / 16.3 / 16.1 .E8 : 0829 : / 15.8 / 15.6 / 15.4 : : ***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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 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 731.6 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 23 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 08/24/2025 .AR :CREST: HENM5 0826 Z DC202508222359/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 732.5 :Crest near 732.5 FT around 00 Z on Tue, Aug 26 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 08/29/2025 .ER HENM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 731.6 .E2 : 0823 : / 731.7 / 731.8 / 731.9 / 732.0 .E3 : 0824 : / 732.1 / 732.2 / 732.3 / 732.3 .E4 : 0825 : / 732.4 / 732.4 / 732.5 / 732.5 .E5 : 0826 : / 732.5 / 732.5 / 732.5 / 732.5 .E6 : 0827 : / 732.5 / 732.4 / 732.4 / 732.3 .E7 : 0828 : / 732.2 / 732.2 / 732.1 / 732.0 .E8 : 0829 : / 731.9 / 731.8 / 731.7 : : ***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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 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 23.8 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 23 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 08/24/2025 .AR :CREST: JDNM5 0826 Z DC202508222359/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 25.5 :Crest near 25.5 FT around 00 Z on Tue, Aug 26 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 08/29/2025 .ER JDNM5 0823 Z DC202508222359/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0822 : / 24.0 .E2 : 0823 : / 24.3 / 24.5 / 24.7 / 24.9 .E3 : 0824 : / 25.0 / 25.1 / 25.2 / 25.3 .E4 : 0825 : / 25.4 / 25.4 / 25.5 / 25.5 .E5 : 0826 : / 25.5 / 25.5 / 25.5 / 25.5 .E6 : 0827 : / 25.5 / 25.5 / 25.5 / 25.4 .E7 : 0828 : / 25.4 / 25.3 / 25.3 / 25.2 .E8 : 0829 : / 25.1 / 25.0 / 24.9 : : ***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 : 0822 / 0.00 : 0823 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 24 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2572 : :...END of MESSAGE...