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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1118 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 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
CHP Chippewa R Basin                   2025-04-26 15:24 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin                 2025-04-26 14:44 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin                 2025-04-26 14:57 UTC
EWS Ern Wisconsin Basins to Lk MI      2025-04-26 13:52 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI   2025-04-26 12:43 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R                2025-04-26 16:00 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin    2025-04-26 15:03 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10     2025-04-26 15:02 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing   2025-04-26 15:49 UTC
MEN Menominee R - NE WI & U.P. of MI   2025-04-26 13:23 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL    2025-04-26 16:16 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers     2025-04-26 12:43 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin                       2025-04-26 14:05 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN     2025-04-26 14:13 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R         2025-04-26 14:16 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers    2025-04-26 13:01 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin                  2025-04-26 14:34 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin                  2025-04-26 15:25 UTC

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Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R                                15.0   15.5
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R                 16.5   21.8
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R                   11.0   11.4
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R              17.0   17.2

Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
CIW FNHI4 Finchford - W Fk Cedar R                        17.0   12.3
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R                       12.0   10.5
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R                           89.0   87.8
CIW HUDI4 Hudson - Black Hawk Cr                          14.0   13.0
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R                              13.0   10.3
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River                       16.0   12.2
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R                      13.0   12.6
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R                    19.0   17.1
CIW TMAI4 Tama - 3W - Iowa R                              12.5   11.4
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R                                21.0   19.3
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R                               11.0    9.2
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R               12.0    8.1
EWS SHIW3 Shiocton - Wolf R                               11.0   10.6
EWS NEWW3 New London - 2SE - Wolf R                        9.0    7.9
KBM VNDI2 Vandalia - WWTP & Kaskaskia R                   18.0   17.0
KBM NASI2 New Athens - Kaskaskia R                        79.0   77.1
KBM MURI2 Murphysboro - 2SW-WWTP/Rte 127-Big Muddy R      22.0   21.4
M10 GRBI4 Garber - Turkey R                               17.0   14.1
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R                  631.0  627.2
M10 LYNW3 Lynxville - L&D 9 - Mississippi R              625.0  619.5
M10 MCGI4 McGregor - No. 2 - Mississippi R                16.0   13.8
M10 GTTI4 Guttenberg - L&D 10 - Mississippi R             15.0   12.4
M19 KHBI2 Keithsburg - Mississippi R                      14.0   13.1
M19 GLDI2 Gladstone - 4WNW - L&D 18 / Mississippi R       10.0    9.3
M19 BRLI4 Burlington - Mississippi R                      15.0   14.3
MEN WLKM4 Witch Lake - 2S Blo Witch Lk-Michigamme R        9.0    8.7
MEN NIAW3 Niagara - Menominee R                           13.0   10.4
MEN VLCM4 Vulcan - 3S - Menominee R                       15.0   10.8
MEN MCAW3 Wausaukee - 15E - Menominee R                   15.0   13.9
MIS CANM7 Canton - L&D 20 - Mississippi R                 15.0   13.1
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R                  17.0   15.2
MIS SVRM7 Saverton - L&D 22 - Mississippi R               16.0   14.1
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R      15.0   14.5
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R            25.0   24.4
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R            26.0   24.5
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R                              15.0   14.3
WIS MUSW3 Muscoda - 1NE - WWTP & Wisconsin R               9.0    7.6

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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
IAAL07   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.37 : Harpers Ferry 6SSW                  IA
EKRI4    DH1235/PPDRZ  0.35 : Elkader 6SSW                        IA
IACT09   DH1340/PPDRZ  0.34 : McGregor 6WNW                       IA
IACN05   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.33 : Camanche 1W                         IA
IACT08   DH1100/PPDRZ  0.33 : Elkader 7WSW                        IA

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
ILDP132  DH1200/PPDRZ  1.36 : Wheaton 2NNE                        IL
ILKK47   DH1150/PPDRZ  1.21 : Herscher 2ESE                       IL
ILIR14   DH1000/PPDRZ  1.18 : Watseka 7WNW                        IL
ILIR21   DH1100/PPDRZ  1.16 : Clifton                             IL
EMQI2    DH1200/PPDRG  1.11 : Elmhurst 1W - Quarry Diversion      IL

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
INSJ64   DH1100/PPDRZ  1.61 : Mishawaka 2E                        IN
INSJ28   DH1100/PPDRZ  1.56 : South Bend 5SE                      IN
INSJ74   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.21 : South Bend 3SE                      IN
SLBI3    DH1200/PPDRG  0.87 : Shelby                              IN
MORI3    DH1100/PPDRZ  0.82 : Morocco 1 NW                        IN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MIOK107  DH1100/PPDRZ  3.05 : Clarkston 1NE                       MI
MIOK66   DH1200/PPDRZ  2.90 : Davisburg 1ESE                      MI
MIOK87   DH1130/PPDRZ  2.15 : Ortonville 2S                       MI
RICM4    DH1335/PPDRZ  2.03 : Richmond 4NNW                       MI
MIOK121  DH1000/PPDRZ  1.82 : Lake Orion 1ENE                     MI

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MSCM5    DH1100/PPDRZ  0.30 : Minnesota City L&D 5                MN
ONA      DH1200/PPDRZ  0.28 : Winona Muni Arpt                    MN
BRWM5    DH1200/PPDRG  0.27 : Brownsville                         MN
CLDM5    DH1000/PPDRZ  0.27 : Caledonia                           MN
BSPM5    DH1200/PPDRG  0.25 : Dakota 3NW - Great River Bluffs Sta MN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MOCG14   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.69 : Oak Ridge 2WSW                      MO
MOCG18   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.57 : Millersville 3WNW                   MO
MOSL49   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.29 : Ballwin 2E                          MO
PRRM7    DH1200/PPDRZ  0.26 : Perryville WTP                      MO
MOSL18   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.23 : Manchester 1SE                      MO

No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of North Dakota during the last 24 hours.

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
WIMT04   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.40 : Wausau 2ENE                         WI
STRW3    DH1049/PPDRZ  0.39 : Stratford 1NW                       WI
WICR05   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.38 : Gays Mills 1NE                      WI
GENW3    DH1100/PPDRZ  0.37 : Genoa L&D 8                         WI
WUNW3    DH1045/PPDRZ  0.36 : Wausau-Northeast                    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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