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
1139 AM CDT Fri Sep 18 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 2026-09-18 14:25 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-09-18 15:00 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-09-18 13:26 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-09-18 15:30 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-09-18 14:25 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-09-18 14:33 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-09-18 15:43 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-09-18 16:27 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-09-18 13:26 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-09-18 13:45 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-09-18 13:19 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-09-18 13:50 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-09-18 14:16 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2026-09-18 13:48 UTC
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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 13.4
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R 89.0 89.4
TIA MCHI4 Manchester - 1SE - Maquoketa R 14.0 14.5
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 11.1
WIS REAW3 Readstown - Kickapoo R 11.0 11.6
WIS GMIW3 Gays Mills - WWTP - Kickapoo R 13.0 13.5
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 15.6
CIW TRCM5 Austin - 3NW - Turtle Cr 10.5 10.3
CIW JANI4 Janesville - Cedar R 13.0 10.5
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 10.5
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 11.1
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 12.9
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 12.2
DES NRWI4 Norwalk - 2SE - North R 22.0 20.9
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R 12.0 8.4
KDF RUSI2 Russell - Des Plaines R 7.0 6.7
M10 EKDI4 Elkader - 1SE - Turkey R 12.0 11.9
M10 GRBI4 Garber - Turkey R 17.0 16.1
RCK BCHW3 Blanchardville - 2S- E Br Pecatonica R 11.0 9.5
RDW NRFM5 Northfield - 2nd St - Cannon R 897.0 895.1
WIS ARCW3 Arcadia - Trempealeau R 8.0 7.1
WIS DDGW3 Dodge - Trempealeau R 10.5 9.4
WIS LAFW3 La Farge - Kickapoo R 12.0 9.7
WIS VIOW3 Viola - Kickapoo R 14.0 12.8
WIS SOGW3 Soldiers Grove - Kickapoo R 13.0 12.9
WIS STEW3 Steuben - 3NE - Kickapoo R 12.0 11.9
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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
IAWB17 DH1100/PPDRZ 2.11 : Fort Dodge 2NNW IA
HBTI4 DH1200/PPDRG 1.83 : Humboldt WTP IA
IAWB15 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.63 : Clare 5WNW IA
WMTI4 DH1219/PPDRZ 1.62 : Fort Dodge 5NNW IA
IAHM04 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.53 : Webster City 1SSW IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILWL99 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.75 : Manhattan 2SE IL
JETI2 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.75 : Joliet 2SW IL
MNEI2 DH1200/PPDRG 1.43 : Monee 5W IL
ILGY20 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.42 : Morris 2SSE IL
ILWL63 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.38 : New Lenox 2SE IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INML26 DH1000/PPDRZ 1.72 : Tippecanoe 1S IN
INPT98 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.56 : Valparaiso 1NNW IN
INPT03 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.53 : Valparaiso 2WSW IN
INPT179 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.48 : Valparaiso 3NNE IN
KXNI3 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.35 : Knox WWTP IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MIVB04 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.17 : Paw Paw 4NNE MI
MIVB13 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.11 : Paw Paw 2NE MI
AZO DH1153/PPDRZ 0.85 : Kalamazoo-Battle Creek Intl Ap MI
MIKZ01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.79 : Kalamazoo 6SW MI
MIVB15 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.67 : Gobles 1ESE MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNFT06 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.24 : Elmore 1N MN
MNNB07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.18 : Worthington 2SW MN
MNRW11 DH1330/PPDRZ 1.13 : Belview MN
MNNB11 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.09 : Brewster MN
MNRK04 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.04 : Beaver Creek 6NW MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOSS43 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.01 : O`Fallon 4NNW MO
MOCF08 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.49 : St. James 8SE MO
RLPM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.20 : Rolla 5SE MO
DLGM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.14 : Desloge 2NE MO
MOCF01 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.14 : Steelville 6SW MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDBT11 DH1335/PPDRZ 0.64 : Bottineau 6ENE ND
NDWR24 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.31 : Berthold 4SSE ND
NDRL05 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.12 : Rolette 8WNW ND
NDRS04 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.10 : Milnor 2NNW ND
NGTN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.07 : Northgate 5ESE (CRN) ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDBH01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.95 : Tyndall SD
SDGT04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.60 : Milbank 1NNW SD
SDRB09 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.48 : Wilmot 8NNE SD
WMTS2 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.33 : Wilmot SD
VTRS2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.21 : Victor 4NNE SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
BLTW3 DH1030/PPDRZ 0.34 : Beloit WI
WIKN06 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.34 : Kenosha 2S WI
WIGT13 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.30 : Patch Grove WI
MQRW3 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.29 : Minocqua WI
WIKN28 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.28 : Pleasant Prairie 1ESE 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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