Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1133 AM CST Tue Feb 3 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
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-02-03 15:28 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-02-03 15:48 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-02-03 16:16 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-02-03 16:38 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-02-03 14:35 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
GND NEWM4 Newaygo - Bridge St - Muskegon R 11.0 10.9
...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
IACW02 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.09 : New Hampton IA
IALN49 DH1129/PPDRZ 0.08 : Cedar Rapids 2NW IA
NHPI4 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.08 : New Hampton IA
IACN05 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.08 : Camanche 1W IA
ALXI4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.07 : Waterloo 3NW IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MALI2 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.15 : Marseilles Lock/Dam 2WSW IL
ILLS17 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.09 : Ottawa 2N IL
ILBU11 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.07 : Walnut 5ENE IL
MDTI2 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.07 : Mendota 1S IL
ILLS01 DH1217/PPDRZ 0.05 : Ottawa 1NW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INSN03 DH1215/PPDRZ 0.06 : Hudson 5N IN
INLG18 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.03 : Lagrange 10ESE IN
PLLI3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : Pleasant Lake IN
INSN02 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : Hudson 4NNW IN
INPT159 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Chesterton 4ESE IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
FLAM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.16 : Fife Lake 2WNW MI
HERM4 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.14 : Herman MI
MICP14 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.13 : Sault Ste. Marie 2E MI
SSMM4 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.13 : Sault Ste Marie MI
ANJM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.13 : Sault Ste. Marie 2WNW MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNMT06 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.06 : Fairmont 1E MN
MNNB11 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.04 : Brewster MN
MNYM11 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Wood Lake MN
MMLM5 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.02 : Marshall WWTP MN
MNRW11 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.01 : Belview 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
VLAN8 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.14 : Velva 4SW ND
LFDN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.07 : Lansford ND
0556N8 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.05 : Coulee 4WSW ND
WLWN8 DH1110/PPDRZ 0.04 : Willow City ND
CAFN8 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.02 : Casselton Agronomy Farm ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 0.02 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
SDRB01 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Sisseton 4W SD
SDRB04 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
HURW3 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.02 : Hurley 2N WI
WIFL04 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.02 : Florence 6ESE WI
SBEW3 DH1330/PPDRZ 0.02 : Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm WI
APPW3 DH1130/PPDRZ 0.01 : Appleton WI
GRB DH1153/PPDRZ 0.01 : Green Bay Austin Straubel 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
