Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1150 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 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
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-03-13 13:31 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-03-13 14:11 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin 2026-03-13 14:45 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-03-13 14:06 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2026-03-13 14:47 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-03-13 14:59 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-03-13 16:17 UTC
MEN Menominee R - NE WI & U.P. of MI 2026-03-13 14:57 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-03-13 16:08 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-03-13 14:46 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-03-13 16:27 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-03-13 16:00 UTC
SMS Southeastern Michigan Streams 2026-03-13 14:17 UTC
SMW Saginaw Basin in MI 2026-03-13 15:26 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-03-13 13:37 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2026-03-13 14:04 UTC
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
GND MRPM4 Maple Rapids - Maple R 9.0 9.6
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R 16.5 20.2
KSJ CPEI3 Cosperville - N Br Elkhart R 6.0 6.0
SMW FRNM4 Frankenmuth - Cass R 17.0 17.0
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
GND HHTM4 Holt - 2E - Sycamore Cr 8.0 6.5
GND EAGM4 Eagle - 2NNE - Looking Glass R 7.0 5.0
GND IONM4 Ionia - Grand R 21.0 18.2
GND SMYM4 Smyrna - Flat R 8.5 5.8
GND LWLM4 Lowell - Grand R 15.0 10.8
GND HSTM4 Hastings - 3SE - Thornapple R 7.0 5.5
GND GDRM4 Grand Rapids - Grand R 18.0 12.6
KDF SLBI3 Shelby - Kankakee R 10.5 9.5
KSJ TRVM4 Three Rivers - WWTP & St Joseph R 7.0 6.7
KSJ SBNI3 South Bend - WWTP - St Joseph R 5.5 4.9
KSJ NILM4 Niles - WWTP - St Joseph R 11.0 9.6
MEN MCAW3 Wausaukee - 15E - Menominee R 15.0 13.3
NLM SHRM4 Sherman - 1N - Manistee R 15.0 14.1
SMS ANNM4 Ann Arbor - Huron R 16.0 14.1
SMS BLIM4 Blissfield - 1SW - River Raisin 683.0 682.0
SMS MONM4 Monroe - WTP - Rvr Raisin 9.0 8.4
SMW MIDM4 Midland - No 2 - Tittabawassee R 24.0 16.5
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 10.7
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R 15.0 12.7
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R 17.0 14.1
...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
OSAI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.35 : Osage IA
MCWI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.32 : Mason City IA
CIYI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.31 : Charles City IA
MCW DH1153/PPDRZ 0.30 : Mason City Muni Arpt (ASOS) IA
IAMT01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.27 : Osage 5E IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
BARI2 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.14 : Barrington 3SW - Crabtree Nature Ce IL
ILLK42 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.13 : Gurnee 2W IL
WODI2 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.10 : Woodstock 5NW IL
ELGI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.10 : Elgin Water 2N IL
MCHI2 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.10 : Mchenry 3SE IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INLK67 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.10 : Schererville 1E IN
INLP07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.07 : La Porte 2SW IN
INLK15 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.07 : Dyer 1WNW IN
NCLI3 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.06 : New Carlisle WWTP IN
VPZ DH1156/PPDRZ 0.06 : Valparaiso - Porter Cnty Muni Arpt IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
BERM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.83 : Bergland MI
IRMM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.75 : Ironwood WWTP MI
MIDC06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.70 : Iron Mountain 1W MI
HERM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.64 : Herman MI
MENM4 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.61 : Menominee No. 2 MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNCK29 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.71 : Grand Marais 4NNE MN
MNLK04 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.28 : Two Harbors 4WNW MN
MNCK07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.18 : Hovland MN
MNSL175 DH1230/PPDRZ 1.15 : Duluth 5NE MN
MNSL76 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.11 : Duluth 7NNE MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MGCM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.21 : Montgomery City MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDGF23 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.59 : Larimore ND
NDGF14 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.54 : Grand Forks 3SSE ND
NDBT11 DH1244/PPDRZ 0.41 : Bottineau 6ENE ND
LFDN8 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.39 : Lansford ND
LMGN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.30 : Lake Metigoshe State Park ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Sisseton 4W SD
SDRB04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
SDGT09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : LaBolt SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIBY31 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.49 : Bayfield 1N WI
WIDG43 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.15 : Poplar 7SSW WI
BFSW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.02 : Big Falls 5NW WI
MQRW3 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.98 : Minocqua WI
WIPR02 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.95 : Butternut 6SW 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
