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
130 PM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
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
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2026-09-16 15:34 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-09-16 15:04 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-09-16 14:06 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-09-16 16:12 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-09-16 16:02 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-09-16 15:51 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-09-16 15:53 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-09-16 15:11 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-09-16 13:50 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-09-16 14:41 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-09-16 14:07 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-09-16 14:02 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW KALI4 Kalona - 1SSW - English R 14.0 15.2
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R 12.0 14.0
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
DES NRWI4 Norwalk - 2SE - North R 22.0 19.5
DES DESI4 Des Moines - SE 6TH St - Des Moines R 24.0 20.4
TIA SIGI4 Sigourney - 2S - N Skunk R 16.0 15.5
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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
DNNI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.77 : Donnellson IA
IALE20 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.66 : Fort Madison 4NNW IA
IADM07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.66 : Burlington 6SSW IA
IALE16 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.09 : Keokuk 3NW IA
IADL18 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.08 : Waukee 1W IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
YATI2 DH1140/PPDRZ 4.41 : Yates City IL
ILPR09 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.59 : Dunlap 3S IL
ILPR04 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.97 : Dunlap 3NE IL
ILWF24 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.70 : Metamora 6W IL
ILPR08 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.64 : Peoria 3WNW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INJS01 DH1225/PPDRZ 2.42 : Wheatfield 3S IN
INLG17 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.40 : Wolcottville 1WNW IN
INJS14 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.87 : Rensselaer 5NW IN
INJS31 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.85 : De Motte 6S IN
INNW01 DH1315/PPDRZ 1.80 : Mount Ayr 2NNE IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MIBR09 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.34 : Plainwell 5E MI
MIBH07 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.20 : Quincy MI
MIET14 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.06 : Vermontville 4N MI
MIHL04 DH1130/PPDRZ 1.00 : Jonesville 6ENE MI
GPFM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.85 : Grosse Point Farms MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MABM5 DH1145/PPDRZ 0.03 : Mabel MN
MNSL05 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.02 : Duluth 3NE MN
MNOL48 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.02 : Rochester 4N MN
RBCM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Rochester - US Hwy 14 MN
MNFM18 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.01 : Lanesboro MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOSB02 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.32 : Shelbyville 6NNW MO
MOFSA199 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.10 : Memphis MO
MMPM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.88 : Memphis MO
MOFSA127 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.82 : Palmyra 1W MO
MOMA05 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.72 : Palmyra 4NNW MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDGF23 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Larimore 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
WIMN04 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.42 : Wilton 4E WI
LYNW3 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.54 : Lynxville L&D 9 WI
LYNW3 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.54 : Lynxville L&D 9 WI
WIKN26 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.45 : Kenosha 4WSW WI
WIKN18 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.36 : Twin Lakes 2NE 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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