Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1137 AM CDT Tue Apr 14 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
CHP Chippewa R Basin 2026-04-14 14:20 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2026-04-14 14:40 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-04-14 14:42 UTC
EWS Ern Wisconsin Basins to Lk MI 2026-04-14 15:18 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-04-14 14:05 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-04-14 14:41 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2026-04-14 14:18 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-04-14 15:37 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-04-14 15:58 UTC
MEN Menominee R - NE WI & U.P. of MI 2026-04-14 15:58 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-04-14 16:03 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-04-14 16:04 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-04-14 13:52 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-04-14 16:06 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-04-14 14:17 UTC
RED Red R of the North mainstem 2026-04-14 14:37 UTC
SMS Southeastern Michigan Streams 2026-04-14 13:11 UTC
SMW Saginaw Basin in MI 2026-04-14 13:50 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-04-14 12:59 UTC
TMN Red R tribs in Minnesota 2026-04-14 14:21 UTC
TND Red R tribs in North Dakota 2026-04-14 14:23 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-04-14 15:10 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-04-14 15:11 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2026-04-14 14:39 UTC
WLS Western Lake Superior basins 2026-04-14 13:36 UTC
Sites with forecasts above major flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
EWS NEWW3 New London - 2SE - Wolf R 9.0 11.1
GND EVRM4 Evart - Muskegon R 12.0 15.5
GND NEWM4 Newaygo - Bridge St - Muskegon R 11.0 16.5
GND BDGM4 Bridgeton - Muskegon R 13.0 18.0
MEN MCAW3 Wausaukee - 15E - Menominee R 15.0 19.5
NLM SHRM4 Sherman - 1N - Manistee R 15.0 18.5
NLM RDOM4 Red Oak - 3S - Au Sable R 7.0 9.4
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 12.5
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R 15.0 18.7
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R 17.0 20.4
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
EWS SHIW3 Shiocton - Wolf R 11.0 14.5
GND CROM4 Croton - Croton Dam - Muskegon R 9.0 11.5
MEN CRYM4 Crystal Falls - 1NW - Paint R 7.0 8.0
MEN NIAW3 Niagara - Menominee R 13.0 15.2
MEN VLCM4 Vulcan - 3S - Menominee R 15.0 17.5
NLM STRM4 Sterling - 3N - Rifle R 6.0 12.2
SMW MIDM4 Midland - No 2 - Tittabawassee R 24.0 25.5
TMN HLLM5 Hallock - TWo Rivers R 802.0 806.7
WIS BRFW3 Black River Falls - Hwy 54 - Black R 47.0 54.2
WIS GALW3 Galesville - 5SE - Black R 12.0 13.9
WIS BBCW3 Babcock - 1WNW - Yellow R 12.0 16.9
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
EWS OCTW3 Oconto - 5SW - Oconto R 9.0 11.8
EWS ROYW3 Royalton - Ltl Wolf R 5.0 7.0
EWS PCNW3 Princeton - Fox R 9.5 9.5
EWS BERW3 Berlin - Fox R 13.0 13.3
EWS SEBW3 Sheboygan - Sheboygan R 8.0 9.2
EWS CEDW3 Cedarburg - 3SE - Milwaukee R 11.0 12.0
GND ELNM4 East Lansing - Red Cedar R 7.0 7.0
GND HHTM4 Holt - 2E - Sycamore Cr 8.0 8.4
GND EAGM4 Eagle - 2NNE - Looking Glass R 7.0 8.1
GND MRPM4 Maple Rapids - Maple R 9.0 9.9
GND HSTM4 Hastings - 3SE - Thornapple R 7.0 7.6
KDF GUNI2 Gurnee - 3SW - Des Plaines R 7.0 7.1
KDF NMSW3 New Munster - 2N - Fox R 11.0 12.9
KDF AFBI2 Algonquin - Fox R TW 9.5 10.3
KSJ VCKM4 Vicksburg - 2E - Portage R 5.0 5.4
KSJ TRVM4 Three Rivers - WWTP & St Joseph R 7.0 7.1
KSJ CPEI3 Cosperville - N Br Elkhart R 6.0 6.6
M19 GLDI2 Gladstone - 4WNW - L&D 18 / Mississippi R 10.0 10.3
M19 BRLI4 Burlington - Mississippi R 15.0 15.3
MEN WLKM4 Witch Lake - 2S Blo Witch Lk-Michigamme R 9.0 9.0
MEN FLOW3 Florence - 4NE - Menominee R 9.0 10.8
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R 17.0 17.5
MIS SVRM7 Saverton - L&D 22 - Mississippi R 16.0 16.1
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 16.4
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 26.4
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R 26.0 26.3
NLM MYFM4 Mayfield - 5NE-Brown Br Rd/Boardman R 7.0 8.2
RCK JFFW3 Jefferson - Rock R 10.0 10.9
RCK AFTW3 Afton - 5SW - WWTP & Rock R 9.0 10.3
RED OSLM5 Oslo - Red R 26.0 28.0
RED DRTN8 Drayton - 2NE - Red R @ Hwy 66 Bridge 32.0 32.1
RED PBNN8 Pembina - Red R 39.0 42.0
SMW MPTM4 Mount Pleasant - 3NE - Chippewa R 8.0 8.0
SMW OWOM4 Owosso - 2NW - WWTP / Shiawassee R 7.0 7.2
SMW SAGM4 Saginaw - No 3 - Saginaw R 17.0 18.0
UPM ALSM4 Alston - 5SE - Sturgeon R 8.0 10.9
UPM HRVM4 Harvey - Chocolay R 10.0 10.4
UPM GNNM4 Gwinn - 1N - E Br Escanaba R 7.0 7.1
WIS ARCW3 Arcadia - Trempealeau R 8.0 8.2
WIS DDGW3 Dodge - Trempealeau R 10.5 10.8
WIS ROTW3 Rothschild - Wisconsin R 25.0 25.4
WIS WDEW3 Wisconsin Dells - Wisconsin R 16.0 17.4
WIS MUSW3 Muscoda - 1NE - WWTP & Wisconsin R 9.0 9.7
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CHP ECLW3 Eau Claire - Chippewa R 773.0 767.4
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 13.8
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 19.7
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 10.1
EWS LGLW3 Langlade - Wolf R 11.5 10.2
EWS WPCW3 Waupaca - 5SE - Waupaca R 6.0 5.3
EWS APLW3 Appleton - Fox R 8.4 7.6
EWS FRKW3 Franklin - 2SE - Root R 8.0 7.9
EWS RAYW3 Raymond - Root R Canal 9.0 8.7
EWS CDRW3 Cedarburg - Cedar Cr 10.0 9.5
GND BUCM4 Grandville - Wilson Ave 9.0 8.4
GND WMSM4 Williamston - 3E - Red Cedar R 9.0 7.4
GND IONM4 Ionia - Grand R 21.0 20.8
GND SMYM4 Smyrna - Flat R 8.5 6.1
GND LWLM4 Lowell - Grand R 15.0 14.6
GND CLDM4 Caledonia - 2NE - Thornapple R 10.0 9.9
GND ADAM4 Ada - Grand R 20.0 19.1
GND GDRM4 Grand Rapids - Grand R 18.0 17.3
GND SCTM4 Scottville - Pere Marquette R 5.5 5.1
GND WHTM4 Whitehall - 7NE - White R 6.0 5.6
GND MORM4 Morley - 5E - Little Muskegon R 6.0 5.0
KDF RUSI2 Russell - Des Plaines R 7.0 6.9
KDF LDRI2 Lincolnshire - Des Plaines R 12.5 11.6
KDF DSPI2 Des Plaines - 2N - Des Plaines R 15.0 14.1
KDF WKEW3 Waukesha - Fox R 6.0 5.7
KDF MNGI2 Montgomery - Fox R 13.5 13.1
KDF SLBI3 Shelby - Kankakee R 10.5 10.4
KSJ CMSM4 Comstock - Kalamazoo R 9.0 7.1
KSJ RCMM4 New Richmond - Kalamazoo R 17.0 15.7
KSJ SBNI3 South Bend - WWTP - St Joseph R 5.5 5.2
KSJ NILM4 Niles - WWTP - St Joseph R 11.0 9.9
M10 LACW3 La Crosse - (Pool 8 CP) Mississippi R 12.0 10.2
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R 631.0 629.0
M10 LYNW3 Lynxville - L&D 9 - Mississippi R 625.0 620.8
M10 MCGI4 McGregor - No. 2 - Mississippi R 16.0 15.5
M10 GTTI4 Guttenberg - L&D 10 - Mississippi R 15.0 14.6
M19 DBQI4 Dubuque - No.2 - Mississippi R 17.0 16.7
M19 RCKI2 Rock Island - L&D 15 - Mississippi R 15.0 13.4
M19 NBOI2 New Boston - 4NW - L&D 17 / Mississippi R 15.0 14.5
M19 KHBI2 Keithsburg - Mississippi R 14.0 13.7
M19 GGYM7 Gregory Landing - Mississippi R 15.0 14.4
MIS CANM7 Canton - L&D 20 - Mississippi R 15.0 14.1
MIS GRFI2 Grafton - (Pool 26 CP) Mississippi R 20.0 18.8
RCK WATW3 Watertown - WWTP - Rock R 5.5 5.4
RCK MILW3 Milford - Crawfish R 7.0 6.9
RCK FATW3 Fort Atkinson - WWTP & Rock R 16.0 15.8
RCK CLIW3 Clinton - WWTP-Turtle Cr 8.0 6.3
RCK BCHW3 Blanchardville - 2S- E Br Pecatonica R 11.0 9.2
RCK MTNW3 Martintown - 2E & Pecatonica R 13.5 10.1
RCK ROKI2 Rockton - Rock R 10.0 9.7
RCK LATI2 Latham Park - Rock R 9.0 8.8
RCK BVDI2 Belvidere - WWTP - Kishwaukee R 9.0 6.8
RCK BYRI2 Byron - Rock R 13.0 11.2
RCK JOSI2 Joslin - Rock R 12.0 11.9
RCK MLII2 Moline - Rock R 12.0 11.6
RED EGFM5 East Grand Forks - Red R 28.0 27.2
SMS FSRM4 Sterling Heights - 1E (Frasier 3N)-Clinton R 16.0 15.0
SMS DETM4 Detroit - Rvr Rouge 15.0 14.0
SMS ANNM4 Ann Arbor - Huron R 16.0 14.1
SMW ALMM4 Alma - Pine R 8.0 7.4
SMW DAVM4 Davison - 3W - Kearsley Cr 10.0 9.2
SMW FRNM4 Frankenmuth - Cass R 17.0 15.8
TMN CRKM5 Crookston - Red Lake R 15.0 14.6
TMN ALVM5 Alvarado - Snake R 106.0 105.1
UPM HUMM4 Humboldt - MI Br Escanaba R 6.5 6.1
UPM RUDM4 Rudyard - 3S - Pine R 17.0 15.2
WIS RRLW3 Merrill - Wisconsin R 11.0 10.2
WIS WIRW3 Wisconsin Rapids - Grand Ave Br-Wisconsin R 12.0 11.7
WIS RBGW3 Reedsburg - Baraboo R 14.0 12.3
WIS RSPW3 Rock Springs - Baraboo R 18.5 15.5
WIS BABW3 Baraboo - 2E - Baraboo R 16.0 14.6
WIS LAFW3 La Farge - Kickapoo R 12.0 9.8
WIS VIOW3 Viola - Kickapoo R 14.0 13.7
WIS REAW3 Readstown - Kickapoo R 11.0 10.9
WIS SOGW3 Soldiers Grove - Kickapoo R 13.0 12.0
WIS GMIW3 Gays Mills - WWTP - Kickapoo R 13.0 12.8
WIS STEW3 Steuben - 3NE - Kickapoo R 12.0 11.0
WLS TYLW3 Mellen - 6NE 9.0 8.8
...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
LMLI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.42 : Lake Mills IA
RINI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.97 : Ringsted IA
IAWH08 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.90 : Fort Atkinson 3W IA
OSAI4 DH1220/PPDRZ 0.75 : Osage IA
IAHW02 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.73 : Lime Springs 2N IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILKK39 DH1208/PPDRZ 0.95 : Herscher 3E IL
ILKK28 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.90 : Chebanse IL
NLGI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.74 : La Grange L&D 8 IL
WNNI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.71 : Wonder Lake IL
ILKK45 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.66 : Kankakee 1WSW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INJS16 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.73 : Rensselaer 8ENE IN
INLG05 DH1129/PPDRZ 0.66 : LaGrange 1ENE IN
INJS14 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.65 : Rensselaer 5NW IN
INLG01 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.51 : Orland 7SSW IN
INJS45 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.51 : De Motte 1SSW IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MIGT21 DH1115/PPDRZ 2.29 : Kingsley 3ENE MI
WELM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.17 : Wellston 3NNE - Tippy Dam MI
TCEM4 DH1100/PPDRZ 2.13 : Traverse City 5ESE MI
MIMN01 DH1400/PPDRZ 2.00 : Wellston 1N MI
WLLM4 DH1200/PPDRG 1.96 : Wellston /RAWS/ MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SOGM5 DH1200/PPDRG 3.37 : Sogn MN
MNGH49 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.31 : Dennison 4E MN
MNWB09 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.30 : Lake City 1E MN
FRCM5 DH1200/PPDRG 2.05 : Frontenac 2S MN
MNWB11 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.99 : Wabasha 6WNW MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOFSA111 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.17 : Monticello MO
CANM7 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.95 : Canton L&D 20 MO
CANM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.89 : Canton L&D 20 MO
MOFSA103 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.48 : Edina 2E MO
NWKM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.42 : Newark 3WNW MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDPR06 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.37 : Towner 12SE ND
4389N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.33 : Velva 4N ND
WLWN8 DH1015/PPDRZ 0.31 : Willow City ND
VLAN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.30 : Velva 4SW ND
NDED02 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.24 : Sheyenne 3WSW ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDGT09 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : LaBolt SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.001 : Milbank WWTP SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WISW03 DH1300/PPDRZ 4.57 : Tigerton 2SE WI
RSTW3 DH1100/PPDRZ 4.28 : Rosholt WI
CLI DH1155/PPDRZ 4.24 : Clintonville WI
WISW05 DH1209/PPDRZ 3.66 : Pulaski 4W WI
WIMN09 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.32 : Warrens 5WSW WI
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
