Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1215 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 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 2026-09-08 13:42 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-09-08 15:26 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-09-08 12:44 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-09-08 15:04 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-09-08 14:04 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-09-08 16:00 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-09-08 16:29 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-09-08 12:44 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-09-08 13:59 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-09-08 14:17 UTC
SRS Souris R Basin 2026-09-08 16:17 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-09-08 12:46 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-09-08 14:08 UTC
No forecast points in the NCRFC forecast area are forecast to rise
above Flood Stage.
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
SRS WLCN8 Willow City - 7W-Willow Cr 1442.0 1441.5
...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
GTHI4 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.65 : Guthrie Center IA
ESTI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.17 : Estherville 4E IA
EMTI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.95 : Emmetsburg 2NW IA
LKCI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.70 : Lake City 7S IA
POCI4 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.66 : Pocahontas WWTP IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
HVDI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.24 : Harvard 1W - WWTP IL
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
MION04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.51 : Ontonagon 2ESE MI
BERM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.43 : Bergland MI
IWD DH1156/PPDRZ 0.30 : Ironwood - Gogebic Cnty Arpt MI
IWOM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.22 : Ironwood - WUPM-FM MI
MIIR01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.15 : Trout Creek 10SSE MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNHN270 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.15 : Maple Plain 2NNE MN
MNCG56 DH1400/PPDRZ 2.04 : Shafer 1SE MN
MNMR20 DH1230/PPDRZ 1.99 : Hillman 8N MN
MNIS22 DH1400/PPDRZ 1.98 : Princeton 7E MN
MNCG16 DH1031/PPDRZ 1.98 : North Branch 1NNW MN
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Missouri during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
HMDN8 DH1200/PPDRG 1.96 : Hampden (RAWS) ND
3973N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.64 : Churchs Ferry 1NW ND
JCSN8 DH1200/PPDRG 1.61 : Upham 2N - J Clark Salyer (RAWS) ND
NDWR24 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.28 : Berthold 4SSE ND
NDRL05 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.14 : Rolette 8WNW ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDBH01 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.04 : Tyndall SD
SDGT04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.39 : Milbank 1NNW SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.23 : Milbank WWTP SD
WMTS2 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.21 : Wilmot SD
SDRB09 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.06 : Wilmot 8NNE SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SCRW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.65 : St. Croix Falls WI
WIPK07 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.45 : Amery 6NNW WI
CBLW3 DH1140/PPDRZ 1.77 : Cumberland WI
WIBR16 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.65 : Cameron 3SW WI
WIPK04 DH1300/PPDRZ 1.44 : Dresser 6ESE 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
