Hydrometeorological Discussion
Issued by NWS North Central River Forecast Center
Issued by NWS North Central River Forecast Center
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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1038 AM CDT Wed Aug 27 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 2025-08-27 14:09 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2025-08-27 14:23 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2025-08-27 12:44 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2025-08-27 14:45 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2025-08-27 14:10 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2025-08-27 15:06 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN 2025-08-27 14:38 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2025-08-27 15:03 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2025-08-27 13:31 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2025-08-27 13:31 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2025-08-27 13:50 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2025-08-27 13:30 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2025-08-27 12:45 UTC
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Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
MIN MVOM5 Montevideo - Minnesota R 14.0 15.8
MIN GTEM5 Granite Falls - Minnesota R 885.0 885.4
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R 21.0 22.7
MIN JDNM5 Jordan - Minnesota R 25.0 25.4
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R 11.0 11.3
Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
MAX
RVF NWSLI Station name/river FS FCST
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R 12.0 10.4
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R 13.0 12.2
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R 21.0 19.0
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R 11.0 9.0
DES AGNI4 Algona - 1NNW - E Fk Des Moines R 17.0 13.7
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R 631.0 625.2
MIN NULM5 New Ulm - 2S - Minnesota R 800.0 799.4
MIN MNKM5 Mankato - Minnesota R 22.0 16.4
MIN HENM5 Henderson - Minnesota R 732.0 731.3
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R 15.0 13.1
RDW SAVM5 Savage - Minnesota R 702.0 700.5
RDW STLM5 Stillwater - St Croix R 87.0 80.1
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...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
IAKS06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.48 : Swea City 4NW IA
GLDI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.21 : Goldfield 2SW IA
AXA DH1200/PPDRZ 0.14 : Algona Muni Arpt IA
SWEI4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.13 : Swea City 4W IA
CAV DH1200/PPDRZ 0.12 : Clarion Muni Arpt IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
EMQI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.02 : Elmhurst 1W - Quarry Diversion IL
ILCK148 DH1145/PPDRZ 0.001 : Oak Lawn 2SE IL
ILCK326 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Morton Grove 1WNW IL
ILCK345 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.001 : Franklin Park IL
ILCK149 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Oak Lawn IL
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
INEL08 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.22 : Wakarusa 2NNE IN
INSJ28 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.19 : South Bend 5SE IN
INEL72 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.16 : Ligonier 4WNW IN
SBN DH1154/PPDRZ 0.15 : South Bend - Michiana Rgnl Arpt IN
INEL80 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.14 : Goshen 5N IN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WINM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.25 : Calumet 55NW - Windigo (RAWS) MI
MIVB10 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.20 : South Haven 2SSE MI
QNCM4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.18 : Hancock 1N MI
MIOW49 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.13 : Holland 4NW MI
MILV08 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.10 : Fenton 6WSW MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNFT06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.39 : Elmore 1N MN
MNNB07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.38 : Worthington 2SW MN
ISAM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.32 : Isabella 3W (RAWS) MN
LEIM5 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.24 : Orr 3E MN
COKM5 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.24 : Cook 8NE 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
NDPM01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.06 : Cavalier 8WNW ND
PBAN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.02 : Pembina WTP ND
NDWH02 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Oslo 3WNW ND
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of South Dakota during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ISW DH1154/PPDRZ 0.001 : Wisconsin Rapids - Wood Cnty Arpt WI
WIPC37 DH1230/PPDRZ 0.001 : Spring Valley 5SW WI
RVFW3 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.001 : River Falls WI
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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
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