Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1015 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 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 2026-10-24 14:04 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-10-24 14:05 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-10-24 14:16 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-10-24 14:56 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-10-24 13:50 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-10-24 14:26 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-10-24 15:10 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-10-24 14:10 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-10-24 14:17 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-10-24 13:47 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-10-24 14:17 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-10-24 14:08 UTC
No forecast points in the NCRFC forecast area are forecast to rise
above Flood Stage.
...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
ESTI4 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.20 : Estherville 4E IA
ESVI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.10 : Estherville IA
IAMT01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Osage 5E IA
MCW DH1153/PPDRZ 0.001 : Mason City Muni Arpt (ASOS) IA
MHRI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Manchester No. 2 - WWTP IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
PWK DH1152/PPDRZ 0.001 : Chicago/Wheeling - Pal-Waukee Arpt IL
LKZI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Lake Zurich 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
DTVM4 DH1206/PPDRZ 0.02 : Detour Village WTP MI
ONZ DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Detroit - Grosse Ile Muni Arpt MI
LDM DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Ludington - Mason Cnty Arpt MI
TTF DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Monroe 2NW - Custer Arpt MI
RQB DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Big Rapids 2NW - Roben-Hood Arpt MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ROSM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.48 : Roseau - Center St Brdg MN
CARM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.35 : Lancaster 15NE (Caribou) MN
MDRM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.28 : Grygla MN
MNKT02 DH1330/PPDRZ 0.26 : Karlstad MN
MNRS09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.26 : Warroad 2WNW 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
NDWH02 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.22 : Oslo 3WNW ND
NDWH04 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.19 : Grafton 7N ND
PBAN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.15 : Pembina WTP ND
NDGF23 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.10 : Larimore ND
NDGF14 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.07 : Grand Forks 3SSE ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDRB09 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.16 : Wilmot 8NNE SD
SDBH01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : Tyndall SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.03 : Milbank WWTP SD
SDRB04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
SDGT09 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.001 : LaBolt SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIJK04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.05 : Melrose 4W WI
WITR08 DH1245/PPDRZ 0.03 : Ettrick 4WNW WI
WIBT24 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : Webb Lake 1W WI
WIPC37 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.01 : Spring Valley 5SW WI
MAUW3 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.01 : Mauston 1SE - WWTP 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
