Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1221 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
More mixed rain and snow moves out today and tomorrow from Minnesota,
Wisconsin, and northern lower Michigan. This area is vulnerable from
recent precip, but most impacts are looking minimal at this time.
A frontal boundary to our south is expected to drop heavy rain over
the Ohio Valley and lower Mississippi, with additional sustained
rounds of heavy rain through the weekend. Our southern area could
be involved in that activity, which presents a possibility of
significant flooding in eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and the
southeast corner of Michigan.
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 2025-04-02 14:09 UTC
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2025-04-02 16:43 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-04-02 15:02 UTC
EWS Ern Wisconsin Basins to Lk MI 2025-04-02 13:47 UTC
EWS Ern Wisconsin Basins to Lk MI 2025-04-02 13:49 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-04-02 14:46 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-04-02 14:49 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-04-02 16:40 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin 2025-04-02 15:20 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN 2025-04-02 14:46 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-04-02 15:46 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-04-02 16:15 UTC
MEC Meramec R Basin 2025-04-02 16:07 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-04-02 16:40 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-04-02 13:01 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-04-02 14:47 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-04-02 15:18 UTC
SMS Southeastern Michigan Streams 2025-04-02 13:48 UTC
SMW Saginaw Basin in MI 2025-04-02 13:46 UTC
SSL Illinois R tribs blo LaSalle, IL 2025-04-02 13:27 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-04-02 16:42 UTC
TMO NE Missouri Tribs to Miss. R 2025-04-02 14:23 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-04-02 13:14 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2025-04-02 14:44 UTC
WIS Wisconsin R Basin 2025-04-02 16:18 UTC
Sites with forecasts above major flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
MEC ERKM7 Eureka - 2E - Meramec R 19.0 35.9
MEC VLLM7 Valley Park - Meramec R 18.0 32.0
TMO DRCM7 St Peters - Dardenne Creek 18.0 24.0
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
KBM VNDI2 Vandalia - WWTP & Kaskaskia R 18.0 25.8
KBM NASI2 New Athens - Kaskaskia R 79.0 84.8
KBM MURI2 Murphysboro - 2SW-WWTP/Rte 127-Big Muddy R 22.0 31.8
MEC SEEM7 Steelville - 2N - Meramec R 12.0 22.2
MEC SLLM7 Sullivan - 4SE - Meramec R 11.0 28.1
MEC UNNM7 Union - Bourbeuse R 15.0 24.3
MEC PCFM7 Pacific - Meramec R 15.0 26.3
MEC BYRM7 Byrnesville - 2NNE - Big R 16.0 26.5
MEC FNNM7 Fenton - 1E 23.0 31.0
NLM SHRM4 Sherman - 1N - Manistee R 15.0 16.0
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
EWS SHIW3 Shiocton - Wolf R 11.0 11.5
GND HHTM4 Holt - 2E - Sycamore Cr 8.0 8.2
GND NEWM4 Newaygo - Bridge St - Muskegon R 11.0 11.4
GND BDGM4 Bridgeton - Muskegon R 13.0 13.4
ILO SRDI2 Utica - Starved Rock L&D 6 -Illinois R 450.0 452.2
ILO LSLI2 La Salle - 1S - Illinois R 20.0 21.3
ILO HAVI2 Havana - Illinois R 14.0 15.4
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R 16.5 18.5
KBM PLMI2 Plumfield - Big Muddy R 20.0 25.4
KSJ VCKM4 Vicksburg - 2E - Portage R 5.0 5.1
KSJ TRVM4 Three Rivers - WWTP & St Joseph R 7.0 7.5
KSJ CPEI3 Cosperville - N Br Elkhart R 6.0 6.9
KSJ GSHI3 Goshen - Elkhart R 7.0 7.5
KSJ EKMI3 Elkhart - Public Works - St Joseph R 24.0 24.3
KSJ SBNI3 South Bend - WWTP - St Joseph R 5.5 6.7
KSJ NILM4 Niles - WWTP - St Joseph R 11.0 12.1
MEC ARNM7 Arnold - 1N - Meramec R 24.0 34.0
MIS CHSI2 Chester - Mississippi R 27.0 29.7
NLM STRM4 Sterling - 3N - Rifle R 6.0 8.1
SMW FRNM4 Frankenmuth - Cass R 17.0 17.4
SSL MNTI2 Monticello - Sangamon R 13.0 14.0
TMO TRYM7 Troy - Cuivre R 21.0 24.5
WIS GALW3 Galesville - 5SE - Black R 12.0 12.2
WIS NCAW3 Necedah - Yellow R 15.0 16.0
WIS PORW3 Portage - 1SE - WWTP / Wisconsin R 17.0 17.8
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 773.0 765.0
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 10.1
EWS OCTW3 Oconto - 5SW - Oconto R 9.0 8.5
EWS NEWW3 New London - 2SE - Wolf R 9.0 8.7
EWS ROYW3 Royalton - Ltl Wolf R 5.0 4.6
EWS PCNW3 Princeton - Fox R 9.5 8.1
EWS SEBW3 Sheboygan - Sheboygan R 8.0 6.6
EWS FRKW3 Franklin - 2SE - Root R 8.0 7.1
EWS RAYW3 Raymond - Root R Canal 9.0 7.8
GND BUCM4 Grandville - Wilson Ave 9.0 8.0
GND JACM4 Jackson - WWTP / Grand R 14.0 13.9
GND WMSM4 Williamston - 3E - Red Cedar R 9.0 7.6
GND ELNM4 East Lansing - Red Cedar R 7.0 6.9
GND EAGM4 Eagle - 2NNE - Looking Glass R 7.0 5.7
GND MRPM4 Maple Rapids - Maple R 9.0 8.9
GND IONM4 Ionia - Grand R 21.0 19.0
GND SMYM4 Smyrna - Flat R 8.5 5.8
GND LWLM4 Lowell - Grand R 15.0 12.0
GND HSTM4 Hastings - 3SE - Thornapple R 7.0 6.5
GND GDRM4 Grand Rapids - Grand R 18.0 13.7
GND SCTM4 Scottville - Pere Marquette R 5.5 4.3
GND WHTM4 Whitehall - 7NE - White R 6.0 5.0
GND EVRM4 Evart - Muskegon R 12.0 11.5
GND MORM4 Morley - 5E - Little Muskegon R 6.0 4.1
GND CROM4 Croton - Croton Dam - Muskegon R 9.0 8.7
ILO MORI2 Morris - Illinois R 16.0 13.4
ILO OTWI2 Ottawa - Illinois R 463.0 462.3
ILO PIAI2 Peoria - Boat Yard - Illinois R 18.0 17.5
ILO PRAI2 Peoria - L&D 7 - Illinois R 447.0 444.8
ILO BEAI2 Beardstown - Illinois R 14.0 13.5
ILO VALI2 Valley City - Illinois R 14.0 12.1
ILO HARI2 Hardin - Illinois R 25.0 24.8
KSJ MARM4 Marshall - Kalamazoo R 8.0 6.8
KSJ CMSM4 Comstock - Kalamazoo R 9.0 7.2
KSJ RCMM4 New Richmond - Kalamazoo R 17.0 15.1
KSJ MOTM4 Mottville - St Joseph R 8.0 7.0
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R 631.0 627.7
M10 LYNW3 Lynxville - L&D 9 - Mississippi R 625.0 619.4
M10 MCGI4 McGregor - No. 2 - Mississippi R 16.0 13.5
M10 GTTI4 Guttenberg - L&D 10 - Mississippi R 15.0 12.5
NLM RDOM4 Red Oak - 3S - Au Sable R 7.0 6.4
RDW DELM5 Delano - So Fk Crow R 16.5 11.7
SMS FSRM4 Sterling Heights - 1E (Frasier 3N)-Clinton R 16.0 15.2
SMS MCLM4 Mt Clemens - 2N - No Br Clinton R 15.0 13.3
SMS DETM4 Detroit - Rvr Rouge 15.0 14.5
SMS DEXM4 Dexter - 2S - Mill Cr 12.0 10.2
SMS ANNM4 Ann Arbor - Huron R 16.0 14.8
SMS BLIM4 Blissfield - 1SW - River Raisin 683.0 682.3
SMS DNDM4 Dundee - WWTP - Rvr Raisin 650.0 648.4
SMS MONM4 Monroe - WTP - Rvr Raisin 9.0 8.8
SMW MPTM4 Mount Pleasant - 3NE - Chippewa R 8.0 6.1
SMW MIDM4 Midland - No 2 - Tittabawassee R 24.0 21.4
SMW OWOM4 Owosso - 2NW - WWTP / Shiawassee R 7.0 6.4
SMW FRGM4 Fergus - 1E - Shiawassee R 10.0 9.5
SMW DAVM4 Davison - 3W - Kearsley Cr 10.0 9.1
SMW SAGM4 Saginaw - No 3 - Saginaw R 17.0 16.2
SSL RVTI2 Riverton - 4NNE & Sangamon R 23.0 20.7
SSL PETI2 Petersburg - Sangamon R 23.0 20.0
SSL OKFI2 Oakford - 2NW - Sangamon R 471.0 469.7
SSL CDLI2 Chandlerville - 1N - Sangamon R 456.6 456.4
WIS BRFW3 Black River Falls - Hwy 54 - Black R 47.0 43.7
WIS ROTW3 Rothschild - Wisconsin R 25.0 19.0
WIS BBCW3 Babcock - 1WNW - Yellow R 12.0 11.7
WIS RSPW3 Rock Springs - Baraboo R 18.5 14.3
WIS MUSW3 Muscoda - 1NE - WWTP & Wisconsin R 9.0 7.5
...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
IAPC08 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.53 : Fonda 4NNW IA
IALC10 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.46 : Williamson IA
IACL02 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.45 : Osceola 2WSW IA
IALC09 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.26 : Chariton 5E IA
WLBI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.24 : Williamsburg 1SE IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILCK253 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.68 : Midlothian IL
ILWL63 DH1100/PPDRZ 1.66 : New Lenox 2SE IL
ILWL159 DH1324/PPDRZ 1.49 : New Lenox 2S IL
ILWL147 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.41 : New Lenox 2ESE IL
ILWL97 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.40 : New Lenox 3E IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSJ76 DH1230/PPDRZ 1.37 : South Bend 4SSW IN
INNB37 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.10 : Albion 3S IN
INSJ28 DH1216/PPDRZ 0.94 : South Bend 5SE IN
INPT18 DH1121/PPDRZ 0.91 : Hebron 4NE IN
INLP07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.89 : La Porte 2SW IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MIBN04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.76 : Niles 3W MI
MIBN22 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.62 : Shoreham 2SE MI
MIMT08 DH1330/PPDRZ 0.61 : Edmore 4ESE MI
MIVB15 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.57 : Gobles 1ESE MI
MIKN77 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.45 : Comstock Park 1NNW MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNHS13 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.48 : La Crescent 5SW MN
HKHM5 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.00 : Hokah WWTP MN
MADM5 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.94 : Madison Sewage Plant MN
MNWN24 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.90 : La Crescent 4NNW MN
MNSR25 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.86 : Cold Spring 1W MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MMPM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.76 : Memphis MO
MOFSA197 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.48 : Lancaster MO
MOFSA205 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.45 : Shelbyville MO
SHZM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.19 : Shelbina 3N MO
EWMM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.17 : Ewing 1NNE MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDBR02 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.48 : Valley City 2NW ND
MCLN8 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.44 : McLeod 3E ND
LISN8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.40 : Lisbon ND
NDBT11 DH1212/PPDRZ 0.34 : Bottineau 6ENE ND
NDGF23 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.29 : Larimore ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
VTRS2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.94 : Victor 4NNE SD
SDGT09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.62 : LaBolt SD
SDRB04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.42 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 0.41 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.38 : Sisseton 4W SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIWK51 DH1400/PPDRZ 1.03 : Waukesha 2NW WI
WIWW26 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.98 : Whitewater 5SSE WI
WIGN11 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.93 : Blanchardville 5ESE WI
WIDA63 DH1345/PPDRZ 0.90 : Madison 7WSW WI
WIDA56 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.86 : Madison 4NE 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
