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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1038 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 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                 2026-08-23 13:25 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin                 2026-08-23 13:25 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI   2026-08-23 12:55 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R                2026-08-23 15:33 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10     2026-08-23 15:01 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing   2026-08-23 15:07 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL    2026-08-23 15:14 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers     2026-08-23 12:55 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin                       2026-08-23 12:53 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN     2026-08-23 13:28 UTC
SSL Illinois R tribs blo LaSalle, IL   2026-08-23 15:06 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R         2026-08-23 13:25 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers    2026-08-23 12:45 UTC

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Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
ILO HAVI2 Havana - Illinois R                             14.0   16.2
ILO BEAI2 Beardstown - Illinois R                         14.0   16.4

Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
ILO PRAI2 Peoria - L&D 7 - Illinois R                    447.0  444.3
ILO MROI2 Meredosia - Pwr Plant - Illinois R              17.0   14.7
ILO VALI2 Valley City - Illinois R                        14.0   12.9
SSL MNTI2 Monticello - Sangamon R                         13.0   11.7

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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
FMDI4    DH1200/PPDRG  0.01 : Fort Madison                        IA

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
ILWF03   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.36 : Germantown Hills                    IL
ILTZ36   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.23 : Washington 2NNW                     IL
ILWF24   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.20 : Metamora 6W                         IL
ILPT08   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.15 : White Heath 4NNE                    IL
ILLK23   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.14 : Winthrop Harbor                     IL

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
INSN03   DH1100/PPDRZ  0.35 : Hudson 5N                           IN
INSN12   DH1127/PPDRZ  0.24 : Hudson                              IN
INSN43   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.11 : Hudson 6WNW                         IN
INSN25   DH1000/PPDRZ  0.10 : Angola 1S                           IN
INSN37   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.06 : Angola 9ESE                         IN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MIOT17   DH1100/PPDRZ  3.27 : Gaylord 4S                          MI
MIWS41   DH1100/PPDRZ  1.91 : Ann Arbor 7W                        MI
ETNM4    DH1200/PPDRZ  1.86 : Eaton Rapids                        MI
MIHL15   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.82 : Hillsdale 2ESE                      MI
GLRM4    DH1200/PPDRG  1.79 : Gaylord 9SSW /CRN/                  MI

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MNCK39   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.03 : Hovland 3WNW                        MN
MNSL107  DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Duluth 18NNW                        MN
MNMK18   DH1158/PPDRZ 0.001 : Litchfield 12SSW                    MN
MNCK21   DH1400/PPDRZ 0.001 : Grand Marais 18NNE                  MN
CRLM5    DH1300/PPDRZ 0.001 : Cross Lake Dam                      MN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
DLGM7    DH1200/PPDRG  0.06 : Desloge 2NE                         MO
MOCG16   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.05 : Jackson 2N                          MO
MOCG14   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.04 : Oak Ridge 2WSW                      MO
PTSM7    DH1200/PPDRZ  0.04 : Potosi 3N                           MO
MOBU03   DH1210/PPDRZ  0.03 : Poplar Bluff 4WNW                   MO

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
PBAN8    DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Pembina WTP                         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
COSW3    DH1200/PPDRZ  0.64 : City Of Sheboygan WWTP              WI
WISB30   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.61 : Sheboygan 4NW                       WI
WIRC07   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.59 : Caledonia 4WNW                      WI
WISB31   DH1209/PPDRZ  0.58 : Sheboygan 3SSW                      WI
FORW3    DH1200/PPDRZ  0.55 : Forestville 4E                      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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