Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1103 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
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 2025-09-13 13:56 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-09-13 13:56 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-09-13 13:23 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-09-13 15:13 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-09-13 14:42 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-09-13 15:51 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN 2025-09-13 13:29 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-09-13 15:57 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-09-13 13:22 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-09-13 13:09 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-09-13 13:45 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-09-13 13:24 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-09-13 12:51 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
MIN MVOM5 Montevideo - Minnesota R 14.0 12.4
MIN GTEM5 Granite Falls - Minnesota R 885.0 883.1
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R 21.0 18.3
...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 0.05 : Guthrie Center IA
IADL33 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.04 : Waukee 2N IA
IAAL05 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : Lansing 4NW IA
IACW02 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : New Hampton IA
IACW03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : New Hampton IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
UGN DH1151/PPDRZ 0.77 : Waukegan Rgnl Arpt IL
RUSI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.76 : Russell IL
WODI2 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.64 : Woodstock 5NW IL
ILMCH13 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.59 : Bull Valley 2WNW IL
ILLK81 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.57 : Lake Villa 2WSW IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INLK67 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.07 : Schererville 1E IN
INLK94 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.03 : Griffith 1N IN
HBTI3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.02 : Hobart IN
MRVI3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.02 : Merrillville IN
INJS01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Wheatfield 3S IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MION04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.41 : Ontonagon 2ESE MI
BPLM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.33 : L`Anse 13SW - Baraga Plains /RAWS/ MI
MIBG03 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.32 : L`anse 18SE MI
KSGM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.28 : Kearsarge MI
PDGM4 DH1140/PPDRZ 0.25 : Paulding MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNCK32 DH1200/PPDRZ 3.53 : Lutsen 12N MN
MNKB20 DH1232/PPDRZ 2.48 : Mora MN
BRAM5 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.25 : Brainerd WTP MN
MOAM5 DH1200/PPDRG 2.17 : Mora MN
MNSV10 DH1300/PPDRZ 2.11 : Morris 1WNW 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
LWDN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.85 : Lostwood 11N (RAWS) ND
MOT DH1154/PPDRZ 0.05 : Minot Intl Arpt ND
NDRC08 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.05 : Abercrombie ND
NDWR20 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : Minot 2SSW ND
NDBT11 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.02 : Bottineau 6ENE ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 1.10 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.02 : Sisseton 4W SD
SDRB04 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.53 : Sisseton 10ENE SD
MLBS2 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.09 : Milbank WWTP SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
PGEW3 DH1300/PPDRZ 3.74 : Portage 3SE WI
WICB04 DH1130/PPDRZ 3.08 : Portage 6WSW WI
WIJF11 DH1200/PPDRZ 2.25 : Johnson Creek 3NW WI
MKX DH1200/PPDRZ 2.05 : Sullivan 3SE - Milwaukee WFO WI
WIJF22 DH1331/PPDRZ 2.00 : Sullivan 3SW 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
