Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1209 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 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 2026-09-30 15:24 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-09-30 16:14 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-09-30 13:08 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-09-30 14:19 UTC
KDF Illinois R tribs abv LaSalle, IL 2026-09-30 17:01 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-09-30 14:29 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-09-30 16:44 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-09-30 17:06 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-09-30 13:08 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-09-30 15:03 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-09-30 14:02 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-09-30 15:21 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-09-30 14:37 UTC
Sites with forecasts above major flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW KALI4 Kalona - 1SSW - English R 14.0 18.5
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 13.0
Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 15.3
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R 15.0 18.2
DES DEMI4 Des Moines - Fleur Dr - Raccoon R 12.0 17.2
RCK MLII2 Moline - Rock R 12.0 13.4
TIA SIGI4 Sigourney - 2S - N Skunk R 16.0 20.3
TIA AGSI4 Augusta - Skunk R 15.0 19.9
Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW HUDI4 Hudson - Black Hawk Cr 15.0 15.8
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River 16.0 16.3
CIW LNTI4 Lone Tree - 5SW - Iowa R 16.0 18.1
CIW CJTI4 Columbus Junction - Iowa R 23.0 24.5
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 24.9
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 14.9
DES VNMI4 Van Meter - Raccoon R 17.0 18.0
DES NRWI4 Norwalk - 2SE - North R 22.0 23.1
DES IDNI4 Indianola - 5NNW - Middle R 23.0 25.3
DES DESI4 Des Moines - SE 6TH St - Des Moines R 24.0 24.4
DES SFLM7 St Francisville - 1N - Des Moines R 18.0 19.0
KDF RUSI2 Russell - Des Plaines R 7.0 7.9
KDF GUNI2 Gurnee - 3SW - Des Plaines R 7.0 7.1
KDF LEMI2 Lemont - 1NW - Des Plaines R 10.0 10.3
KDF NMSW3 New Munster - 2N - Fox R 11.0 12.1
KDF DAYI2 Dayton - Fox R 12.0 13.0
M19 GLDI2 Gladstone - 4WNW - L&D 18 / Mississippi R 10.0 10.2
M19 BRLI4 Burlington - Mississippi R 15.0 15.1
MIS CANM7 Canton - L&D 20 - Mississippi R 15.0 15.6
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R 17.0 17.4
MIS SVRM7 Saverton - L&D 22 - Mississippi R 16.0 17.4
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 16.8
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R 25.0 27.6
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R 26.0 27.5
RCK JOSI2 Joslin - Rock R 12.0 13.9
TIA CFXI4 Colfax - S Skunk R 18.0 18.7
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R 13.0 9.6
CIW PLOI4 Palo - Cedar R 12.5 11.2
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R 12.0 10.7
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R 19.0 16.5
CIW TMAI4 Tama - 3W - Iowa R 12.5 12.3
CIW IOWI4 Iowa City - No. 2 - Iowa R 23.5 21.7
DES PROI4 Perry - 1W - N Raccoon R 15.0 14.6
DES DMWI4 Des Moines - Hwy 28 - Raccoon R 36.0 35.7
DES GRMI4 Grimes - 3E - Beaver Cr 14.0 11.6
DES BSSI4 Bussey - 1WNW - Cedar Cr 25.0 17.9
DES DMOI4 Des Moines - 2ND Ave - Des Moines R 23.0 19.7
DES EDYI4 Eddyville - No. 2-Des Moines R 63.0 60.5
DES OTMI4 Ottumwa - Des Moines R 13.0 11.3
ILO SRDI2 Utica - Starved Rock L&D 6 -Illinois R 450.0 449.8
KDF DSPI2 Des Plaines - 2N - Des Plaines R 15.0 14.2
KDF BOLI2 Bollingbrook - E Br Du Page R 20.0 18.3
KDF AFBI2 Algonquin - Fox R TW 9.5 9.4
KDF MNGI2 Montgomery - Fox R 13.5 13.1
M19 KHBI2 Keithsburg - Mississippi R 14.0 13.8
M19 GGYM7 Gregory Landing - Mississippi R 15.0 14.9
MIS LGRM7 La Grange - Mississippi R 17.0 16.5
MIS QLDI2 Quincy - 3SSW-L&D 21 - Mississippi R 18.0 17.2
MIS CHSI2 Chester - Mississippi R 27.0 25.3
RCK MTNW3 Martintown - 2E & Pecatonica R 13.5 10.4
RCK SIRI2 Shirland - Pecatonica R 12.0 11.3
RCK LATI2 Latham Park - Rock R 9.0 7.6
RCK BYRI2 Byron - Rock R 13.0 11.1
RCK GENI2 Geneseo - 2N - Green R 15.0 14.9
TIA AESI4 Ames - 5SE - WWTP/S Skunk R 21.5 20.0
TIA OOAI4 Oskaloosa - 4N - S Skunk R 24.5 23.6
...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
IDAI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.40 : Indianola 2W IA
IAWR07 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.40 : Indianola 1SSW IA
IAMD06 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.12 : St Charles 1NW IA
HRFI4 DH1250/PPDRZ 1.93 : Hartford IA
IAWR05 DH1250/PPDRZ 1.93 : Hartford 1E IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILJD08 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.92 : Stockton 3NNE IL
STOI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.90 : Stockton 3NNE IL
EZBI2 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.86 : Elizabeth IL
ILRI22 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.86 : Illinois City 7SW IL
ILNI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.84 : Illinois City L&D 16 IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSJ46 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : Granger 2ENE IN
INLP73 DH1136/PPDRZ 0.001 : Mill Creek 2NNE IN
INLK63 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Gary 5ENE IN
INPT69 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Porter 1S IN
INLK89 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Hammond 1SSW IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
AROM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.50 : Arnold 2N MI
NPTM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.49 : Northport 2W MI
STOM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.41 : Rapid River 2SE /Stonington RAWS/ MI
MIMM01 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.40 : Spalding MI
RANM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.39 : Randville /RAWS/ MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
RYM DH1155/PPDRZ 1.68 : Little Falls 8N - Camp Ripley MN
MNMR25 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.41 : Little Falls 9WNW MN
MLRM5 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.30 : Melrose WWTP MN
MNRM180 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.24 : Maplewood 5SSE MN
SBIM5 DH1200/PPDRG 1.21 : Sobieski 2ENE MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MOFSA199 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.50 : Memphis MO
MMPM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.49 : Memphis MO
NWKM7 DH1200/PPDRG 0.20 : Newark 3WNW MO
MOFSA103 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.19 : Edina 2E MO
MOFSA111 DH1115/PPDRZ 0.19 : Monticello MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NDCS01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.41 : West Fargo 4SSE ND
SNGN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.22 : Lisbon 18E-Sheyenne Natl Grasslands ND
LISN8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.16 : Lisbon ND
4283N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.07 : Forman 4NW ND
NDTR05 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.06 : Mayville 4SSE ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDBH01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.73 : Tyndall SD
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.05 : Sisseton 4W SD
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 0.03 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WISC44 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.96 : New Richmond 4SW WI
WISK27 DH1145/PPDRZ 0.94 : Hillpoint 2SSW WI
WISC39 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.94 : Hudson 5NNE WI
WISC65 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.87 : Hudson 1NNE WI
RNH DH1155/PPDRZ 0.86 : New Richmond 2N - Muni 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
