Hydrometeorological Discussion
Issued by NWS North Central River Forecast Center
Issued by NWS North Central River Forecast Center
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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1113 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
River forecasts routinely incorporate 24 hours of QPF from
April 1 to September 30 and 48 hours from October 1 to March 31.
See http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc/LMI_QPF_NcrfcCurrentQpf
...Forecast Activity...
RVF forecasts issued today. Issue times are in UTC.
Subtract 6 hrs for CST, 5 hrs for CDT/EST, 4 hrs for EDT.
RVF Forecast Group description Issue Time
CAL Little Calumet R Basin 2025-08-20 14:59 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2025-08-20 15:09 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-08-20 14:53 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-08-20 13:41 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-08-20 15:46 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2025-08-20 15:02 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-08-20 15:48 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-08-20 15:55 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN 2025-08-20 14:32 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-08-20 16:01 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-08-20 16:03 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-08-20 13:41 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-08-20 15:23 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-08-20 14:42 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-08-20 14:54 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-08-20 13:07 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2025-08-20 14:19 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
MIN MVOM5 Montevideo - Minnesota R 14.0 16.2
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R 21.0 24.7
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW CCYI4 Charles City - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 12.6
CIW MCWI4 Mason City - Winnebago R 10.0 10.1
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 12.6
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R 89.0 90.2
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 13.3
KDF SORI2 Shorewood - Du Page R 15.0 15.3
KDF NMSW3 New Munster - 2N - Fox R 11.0 11.7
M10 EKDI4 Elkader - 1SE - Turkey R 12.0 13.5
MIN GTEM5 Granite Falls - Minnesota R 885.0 885.8
MIN NULM5 New Ulm - 2S - Minnesota R 800.0 801.1
MIN SPFM5 Springfield - 4SW @ Cottonwood R 22.0 23.9
MIN NWUM5 New Ulm - 2S - Cottonwood R 11.0 11.4
MIN HENM5 Henderson - Minnesota R 732.0 732.9
MIN JDNM5 Jordan - Minnesota R 25.0 26.0
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 11.4
WIS DDGW3 Dodge - Trempealeau R 10.5 10.9
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW LANM5 Lansing - Cedar R 18.0 14.8
CIW TRCM5 Austin - 3NW - Turtle Cr 10.5 9.5
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 11.7
CIW PLOI4 Palo - Cedar R 12.5 11.3
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 11.2
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 13.7
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 19.5
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 9.6
DES AGNI4 Algona - 1NNW - E Fk Des Moines R 17.0 15.0
DES HBTI4 Humboldt - WTP - Des Moines R 10.0 7.7
KDF LEMI2 Lemont - 1NW - Des Plaines R 10.0 9.6
KDF BOLI2 Bollingbrook - E Br Du Page R 20.0 19.0
KDF NDRI2 Plainfield - Du Page R 12.0 11.2
KDF WKEW3 Waukesha - Fox R 6.0 5.0
M10 HOUM5 Houston - 1N - Root R 15.0 14.5
M10 DCHI4 Dorchester - 4S - Hwy 76 / Upper Iowa R 14.0 12.7
M10 GRBI4 Garber - Turkey R 17.0 16.5
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R 631.0 626.4
MIN RWDM5 Redwood Falls - 3SW - Redwood R 6.0 5.3
MIN MNKM5 Mankato - Minnesota R 22.0 19.4
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 13.5
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 23.4
RCK MTNW3 Martintown - 2E & Pecatonica R 13.5 9.7
RCK LATI2 Latham Park - Rock R 9.0 7.2
RDW SAVM5 Savage - Minnesota R 702.0 701.0
RDW STLM5 Stillwater - St Croix R 87.0 80.1
RDW NRFM5 Northfield - 2nd St - Cannon R 897.0 895.7
TIA ANSI4 Anamosa - 2SE - Wapsipinicon R 14.5 13.5
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R 17.0 12.9
WIS VIOW3 Viola - Kickapoo R 14.0 13.2
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...Past Precipitation...
Observation times are in UTC.
Subtract 6 hrs for CST, 5 hrs for CDT/EST, 4 hrs for EDT.
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Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Iowa:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
IACW05 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.47 : Fredericksburg IA
WACI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.45 : Waucoma 1WNW IA
BPLI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.43 : Belle Plaine 3S IA
IAIA06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.37 : Amana 5W IA
IALN53 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.25 : Robins 1SE IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
CFMI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.77 : Mt Vernon 2SE IL
WRCI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.37 : Waltonville 3N IL
ILFK06 DH1305/PPDRZ 0.34 : Benton 1NNE IL
KNLI2 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.33 : Ellis Grove 3SW-Navigation L&D (TW) IL
RBDI2 DH1215/PPDRZ 0.32 : Red Bud 2SSE IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSN02 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.48 : Hudson 4NNW IN
INSN37 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.48 : Angola 9ESE IN
INSN03 DH1115/PPDRZ 0.46 : Hudson 5N IN
INSN40 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.42 : Angola 6NW IN
INSN25 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.40 : Angola 1S IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
GDLM4 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.00 : Grand Ledge 1NW MI
MBSM4 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.82 : SAGINAW 6NW MI
MIET14 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.75 : Vermontville 4N MI
MIIH45 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.73 : Lansing 1ENE MI
MIET18 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.73 : Lansing 5NW MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SPGM5 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.45 : Spring Valley MN
MNOL30 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.31 : Rochester 5N MN
MNOL48 DH1110/PPDRZ 0.30 : Rochester 4N MN
WWPM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.28 : Elba 3SW MN
MNSL229 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.27 : Cloquet 4NNE MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOPH56 DH1150/PPDRZ 2.45 : Rolla 3S MO
VBRM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.00 : Viburnum MO
WRTM7 DH1200/PPDRG 1.87 : Salem 10W (CRN) MO
MOPH15 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.62 : Rolla 1S MO
MOPH37 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.47 : Rolla 8SSE MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDRL07 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.22 : Dunseith 7N ND
BOTN8 DH1242/PPDRZ 0.04 : Bottineau ND
NDRS04 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Milnor 2NNW ND
LMGN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.01 : Lake Metigoshe State Park ND
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of South Dakota during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
DLLW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.65 : Wisconsin Dells WWTP WI
LODW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.57 : Lodi WI
WIEC05 DH1055/PPDRZ 0.54 : Altoona WI
WIGT09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.41 : Cassville 8ENE WI
WIBR31 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.37 : Chetek 6W WI
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See http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc/LMI_QCPCPN for all reports.
For additional and more in-depth information concerning river
forecasts, precipitation and all hydrometeorological information
in the NCRFC area of responsibility, please refer to the NCRFC
web page at: http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc
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