Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1121 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 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 2026-07-10 14:50 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-07-10 14:30 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-07-10 15:48 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-07-10 15:29 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin 2026-07-10 15:55 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2026-07-10 15:41 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-07-10 15:12 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-07-10 15:23 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-07-10 15:53 UTC
MEC Meramec R Basin 2026-07-10 15:00 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-07-10 16:00 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-07-10 15:34 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-07-10 15:12 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-07-10 14:29 UTC
SRS Souris R Basin 2026-07-10 15:47 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-07-10 15:35 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-07-10 13:47 UTC
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW CCYI4 Charles City - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 17.7
ILO HAVI2 Havana - Illinois R 14.0 17.2
MEC SLLM7 Sullivan - 4SE - Meramec R 11.0 22.1
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 12.2
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 12.3
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R 89.0 91.3
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 13.0
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 14.0
ILO PIAI2 Peoria - Boat Yard - Illinois R 18.0 18.3
ILO BEAI2 Beardstown - Illinois R 14.0 17.3
M10 BLFI4 Bluffton - Upr Iowa R 12.0 12.4
M10 DCHI4 Dorchester - 4S - Hwy 76 / Upper Iowa R 14.0 14.1
MEC SEEM7 Steelville - 2N - Meramec R 12.0 17.4
MEC PCFM7 Pacific - Meramec R 15.0 18.4
MEC ERKM7 Eureka - 2E - Meramec R 19.0 19.4
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW JANI4 Janesville - Cedar R 13.0 12.1
CIW PLOI4 Palo - Cedar R 12.5 12.0
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 11.8
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 15.3
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 14.0
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 20.4
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 10.2
ILO PRAI2 Peoria - L&D 7 - Illinois R 447.0 445.8
ILO NLGI2 La Grange - L&D 8 - Illinois R 23.0 22.1
ILO MROI2 Meredosia - Pwr Plant - Illinois R 17.0 15.9
ILO VALI2 Valley City - Illinois R 14.0 13.8
ILO HARI2 Hardin - Illinois R 25.0 24.3
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R 16.5 15.4
MEC UNNM7 Union - Bourbeuse R 15.0 13.9
MEC VLLM7 Valley Park - Meramec R 18.0 17.2
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 13.4
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 23.1
SRS WSTN8 Westhope - 7NNE - Souris R 1414.0 1413.0
TIA OOAI4 Oskaloosa - 4N - S Skunk R 24.5 22.8
...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
MCLI4 DH1000/PPDRZ 1.94 : Monticello IA
IABT12 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.61 : Fairfax 4NW IA
IABC08 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.70 : Independence 1WNW IA
FMDI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.69 : Fort Madison IA
IALN59 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.67 : Marion IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MURI2 DH1200/PPDRG 2.91 : Murphysboro 2SW-WWTP & Rte 127 IL
ILWF24 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.83 : Metamora 6W IL
MDHI2 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.74 : Carbondale WWTP IL
ILWM18 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.45 : Creal Springs 2W IL
RBDI2 DH1215/PPDRZ 2.44 : Red Bud 2SSE IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INJS37 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.22 : De Motte 1NNW IN
INJS45 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.08 : De Motte 1SSW IN
INJS14 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.00 : Rensselaer 5NW IN
INEL40 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.97 : New Paris 1SW IN
NCLI3 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.93 : New Carlisle WWTP IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MIOK87 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.84 : Ortonville 2S MI
VANM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.58 : Vanderbilt 11ENE - State Park MI
MIIS07 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.38 : Mount Pleasant 4ESE MI
MIOD03 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.36 : Luzerne 2NE MI
ORTM4 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.00 : Ortonville 2.5 SW MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
HLLM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.17 : Hallock MN
TAMM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.15 : Florian 1S MN
LBRM5 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.13 : Lake Bronson 3SE-LK Bronson Dam MN
TRSM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.09 : Stephen 5NW MN
ALVM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.08 : Alvarado MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
BXBM7 DH1200/PPDRG 9.70 : Bixby MO
MOCF01 DH1300/PPDRZ 7.28 : Steelville 6SW MO
MOCF08 DH1204/PPDRZ 6.17 : St. James 8SE MO
CBFM7 DH1200/PPDRG 5.19 : Belgrade 6SW - Council Bluff RAWS MO
MOPH27 DH1200/PPDRZ 5.09 : St. James 10SSE MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
0712N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.04 : Brampton 7WSW ND
4429N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.72 : Gwinner 4WNW ND
LISN8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.51 : Lisbon ND
3973N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.51 : Churchs Ferry 1NW ND
NDRS02 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.50 : Lisbon ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.04 : Sisseton 4W SD
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 0.03 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
WMTS2 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Wilmot SD
SDRB09 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.02 : Wilmot 8NNE SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIAD15 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.80 : Oxford 4W WI
FRSW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.75 : Friendship WI
UGRW3 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.61 : Union Grove WWTP WI
WICB04 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.58 : Portage 6WSW WI
WIAD10 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.55 : Oxford 4W 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
