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
1009 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 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
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2025-08-16 13:49 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-08-16 14:38 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-08-16 12:53 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-08-16 14:13 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2025-08-16 13:36 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-08-16 14:35 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-08-16 14:56 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN 2025-08-16 13:25 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-08-16 12:52 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-08-16 13:20 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-08-16 13:44 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-08-16 12:59 UTC
TMN Red R tribs in Minnesota 2025-08-16 13:44 UTC
TND Red R tribs in North Dakota 2025-08-16 13:45 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-08-16 12:51 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2025-08-16 12:50 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
KDF WKEW3 Waukesha - Fox R 6.0 6.3
KDF NMSW3 New Munster - 2N - Fox R 11.0 11.0
MIN MVOM5 Montevideo - Minnesota R 14.0 15.5
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R 21.0 22.7
TMN DILM5 Dilworth - 7NE - Buffalo R 13.0 13.4
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 10.3
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 18.8
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 8.9
DES AGNI4 Algona - 1NNW - E Fk Des Moines R 17.0 14.5
DES OTMI4 Ottumwa - Des Moines R 11.5 9.0
MIN GTEM5 Granite Falls - Minnesota R 885.0 884.9
MIN NULM5 New Ulm - 2S - Minnesota R 800.0 797.4
MIN HENM5 Henderson - Minnesota R 732.0 727.8
RCK WATW3 Watertown - WWTP - Rock R 5.5 4.0
RCK MTNW3 Martintown - 2E & Pecatonica R 13.5 9.5
WIS ARCW3 Arcadia - Trempealeau R 8.0 7.4
WIS DDGW3 Dodge - Trempealeau R 10.5 9.9
WIS BBCW3 Babcock - 1WNW - Yellow R 12.0 11.5
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R 15.0 13.1
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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
VNTI4 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.07 : Vinton IA
MCLI4 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.70 : Monticello IA
IABH29 DH1320/PPDRZ 1.27 : La Porte City 5NNW IA
IADW06 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.23 : Hopkinton 5WSW IA
IABT12 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.17 : Fairfax 4NW IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILIR26 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.71 : Buckley 4ENE IL
ILLV21 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.55 : Chatsworth 1S IL
CHTI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.50 : Chatsworth IL
ILPR09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.47 : Dunlap 3S IL
ILRI13 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.45 : Moline 1NNE IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INLK15 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Dyer 1WNW IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
HERM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.12 : Herman MI
SPCM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.82 : Spincich Lake 9NNE /RAWS/ MI
ANJ DH1155/PPDRZ 0.80 : Sault Ste. Marie MI
MIBG03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.75 : L`anse 18SE MI
MGAM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.74 : Michigamme MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNWG75 DH1300/PPDRZ 3.59 : Oakdale 1SSE MN
MNDK109 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.49 : Inver Grove Heights 2NE MN
MNRM161 DH1300/PPDRZ 3.12 : Saint Paul 5WSW MN
LQRM5 DH1200/PPDRG 2.99 : Lac Qui Parle Dam MN
MNRM176 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.98 : White Bear Lake 3W MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
KRKM7 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.02 : Kirksville MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDRC14 DH1400/PPDRZ 1.59 : Wahpeton 1SSE ND
NDRC08 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.13 : Abercrombie ND
LMGN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.04 : Lake Metigoshe State Park ND
GFK DH1153/PPDRZ 0.01 : Grand Forks 4W - Intl Aprt ND
TMTN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Turtle Mountain RAWS ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WMTS2 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.32 : Wilmot SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 1.23 : Milbank WWTP SD
SDGT01 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.22 : Milbank 4SSW SD
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 0.91 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
SDRB04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.91 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIPP08 DH1100/PPDRZ 3.86 : Arkansaw 1SE WI
WIPP12 DH1115/PPDRZ 3.84 : Durand 2SW WI
DRDW3 DH1300/PPDRZ 3.52 : Durand WWTP WI
WIPC38 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.44 : Hager City 2WNW WI
WIBF02 DH1139/PPDRZ 2.22 : Mondovi 12SSE 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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