Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1034 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 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 2026-07-15 13:55 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-07-15 14:46 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-07-15 14:09 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-07-15 14:37 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-07-15 15:00 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-07-15 15:11 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-07-15 15:24 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-07-15 12:57 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-07-15 14:12 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-07-15 14:46 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-07-15 14:08 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-07-15 13:45 UTC
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 13.3
ILO HAVI2 Havana - Illinois R 14.0 15.4
ILO BEAI2 Beardstown - Illinois R 14.0 15.9
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW PLOI4 Palo - Cedar R 12.5 11.4
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 11.4
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 13.7
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 19.5
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 9.3
ILO MROI2 Meredosia - Pwr Plant - Illinois R 17.0 14.6
ILO VALI2 Valley City - Illinois R 14.0 12.6
...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
IAPA05 DH1145/PPDRZ 0.001 : West Bend 5W IA
AMW DH1153/PPDRZ 0.001 : Ames Muni Arpt IA
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Illinois during the last 24 hours.
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Indiana during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
FPK DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Charlotte 2NE - Arpt MI
RMY DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Marshall 1S - Brooks Field Arpt MI
TTF DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Monroe 2NW - Custer Arpt MI
IRS DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Sturgis 2NW - Kirsch Muni Arpt MI
ONZ DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Detroit - Grosse Ile Muni Arpt MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNBM21 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.67 : Bemidji 3ENE MN
BMJM5 DH1200/PPDRG 1.66 : Bemidji 2WNW /RAWS/ MN
MNBM17 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.43 : Bemidji 6NW MN
WAAM5 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.63 : Warren WSD MN
ALVM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.55 : Alvarado MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
DXTM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.96 : Dexter MO
MORP07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.12 : Doniphan 14NW MO
MOSC07 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.10 : Sikeston 2ENE MO
MOBU03 DH1225/PPDRZ 0.03 : Poplar Bluff 4WNW MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
LMGN8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.80 : Lake Metigoshe State Park ND
LNGN8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.38 : Langdon Exp Farm ND
NDRL07 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.26 : Dunseith 7N ND
HMDN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.24 : Hampden (RAWS) ND
NDWH02 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.22 : Oslo 3WNW ND
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
SOSW3 DH1200/PPDRP 0.04 : Superior 6S WI
VOK DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Camp Douglas - Volk Field Arpt 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
