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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1102 AM CDT Tue Aug 5 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                 2025-08-05 15:08 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin                 2025-08-05 14:52 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI   2025-08-05 14:16 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R                2025-08-05 14:46 UTC
KBM Kaskaskia and Big Muddy R Basin    2025-08-05 15:26 UTC
KSJ Kalamazoo/St Joseph Bsns-MI & IN   2025-08-05 15:09 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10     2025-08-05 14:51 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing   2025-08-05 15:22 UTC
MIN Minnesota R abv Shakopee, MN       2025-08-05 13:42 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL    2025-08-05 15:56 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers     2025-08-05 13:26 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin                       2025-08-05 13:32 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN     2025-08-05 13:57 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R         2025-08-05 13:58 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers    2025-08-05 13:26 UTC

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Sites with forecasts above moderate flood level (FS=Flood Stage):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
CIW MROI4 Marengo - Iowa R                                15.0   17.5
TIA DEWI4 De Witt - 4S - Wapsipinicon R                   11.0   12.3

Sites with forecasts above flood stage (FS):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
CIW CIDI4 Cedar Rapids - No. 2 - Cedar R                  12.0   12.0
CIW CNEI4 Conesville - 4NE - Cedar R                      13.0   13.9
CIW WAPI4 Wapello - Iowa R                                21.0   21.8
CIW OKVI4 Oakville - Iowa R                               11.0   11.6
MIN MVOM5 Montevideo - Minnesota R                        14.0   15.4
MIN MTNM5 Morton - 1SW - Minnesota R                      21.0   21.7
MIS LUSM7 Louisiana - WTP-(Pool 24 CP)-Mississippi R      15.0   15.5
MIS CLKM7 Clarksville - L&D 24 - Mississippi R            25.0   25.2

Sites with forecasts below flood stage but above a
user-defined threshold (FS=Flood Stage):
                                                                 MAX
RVF NWSLI    Station name/river                             FS   FCST
CIW FNHI4 Finchford - W Fk Cedar R                        17.0   12.0
CIW SHRI4 Shell Rock - Shell Rock R                       12.0   10.9
CIW CEDI4 Cedar Falls - Cedar R                           89.0   86.1
CIW ALOI4 Waterloo - Cedar R                              13.0    9.3
CIW PLOI4 Palo - Cedar R                                  12.5   11.6
CIW CEBI4 Cedar Bluff - Cedar River                       16.0   15.1
CIW ROWI4 Rowan - 4NW - Iowa R                            12.5    9.8
CIW MIWI4 Marshalltown - WWTP - Iowa R                    19.0   15.0
CIW CJTI4 Columbus Junction - Iowa R                      23.0   19.7
DES AGNI4 Algona - 1NNW - E Fk Des Moines R               17.0   14.7
DES DMOI4 Des Moines - 2ND Ave - Des Moines R             23.0   19.5
DES DESI4 Des Moines - SE 6TH St - Des Moines R           24.0   20.9
DES OTMI4 Ottumwa - Des Moines R                          11.5    9.0
KBM KCAI2 Carlyle - Us Hwy 50-Kaskaskia R                 16.5   15.4
KSJ CPEI3 Cosperville - N Br Elkhart R                     6.0    5.0
M10 GENW3 Genoa - L&D 8 - Mississippi R                  631.0  625.6
MIN GTEM5 Granite Falls - Minnesota R                    885.0  884.7
MIN NULM5 New Ulm - 2S - Minnesota R                     800.0  796.3
MIN HENM5 Henderson - Minnesota R                        732.0  728.7
MIN JDNM5 Jordan - Minnesota R                            25.0   21.1
MIS HNNM7 Hannibal - WTP - Mississippi R                  17.0   16.3
MIS SVRM7 Saverton - L&D 22 - Mississippi R               16.0   14.7
MIS CAGM7 Cap Au Gris - L&D 25 - Mississippi R            26.0   25.1
RDW DELM5 Delano - So Fk Crow R                           16.5   13.2
RDW SAVM5 Savage - Minnesota R                           702.0  697.3

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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
AMW      DH1153/PPDRZ 0.001 : Ames Muni Arpt                      IA

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
ILWM18   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.96 : Creal Springs 2W                    IL
HVAI2    DH1200/PPDRZ  0.95 : Havana                              IL
ILFK07   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.46 : Christopher 1NNW                    IL
ILMS04   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.44 : Havana 3E                           IL
CFMI2    DH1200/PPDRG  0.39 : Mt Vernon 2SE                       IL

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
INSL04   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.41 : Hymera                              IN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
SPCM4    DH1200/PPDRG  0.42 : Spincich Lake 9NNE /RAWS/           MI
MIBZ01   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.01 : Benzonia 5S                         MI
OSC      DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Oscoda Wurtsmith AFB                MI
LDM      DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Ludington - Mason Cnty Arpt         MI
ONZ      DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Detroit - Grosse Ile Muni Arpt      MI

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MNPK13   DH1130/PPDRZ  0.77 : Crookston 1ENE                      MN
MNCY20   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.76 : Hawley 5WNW                         MN
MNPK22   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.60 : East Grand Forks 5N                 MN
LILM5    DH1200/PPDRG  0.41 : Littlefork 13SSE                    MN
MNOT13   DH1221/PPDRZ  0.23 : Richville 6SSW                      MN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
VLLM7    DH1200/PPDRG  0.26 : Valley Park                         MO
MOJF32   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.06 : Arnold 2S                           MO
MOSC07   DH1100/PPDRZ  0.03 : Sikeston 2ENE                       MO
MOBU03   DH1330/PPDRZ  0.02 : Poplar Bluff 4WNW                   MO
MOSL67   DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Manchester 2S                       MO

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
NDGF14   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.49 : Grand Forks 3SSE                    ND
NDGF18   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.35 : Reynolds 8ENE                       ND
NDTR03   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.25 : Grandin 7ENE                        ND
FAR      DH1153/PPDRZ  0.19 : Fargo - Hector Field                ND
GRFN8    DH1211/PPDRZ  0.16 : Grand Forks - Nws / U Of North Dako ND

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MLBS2    DH1230/PPDRZ  0.02 : Milbank WWTP                        SD

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
WIDG48   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.26 : Maple 1ENE                          WI
WIDG16   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.16 : Poplar 2E                           WI
WIDG14   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.12 : Poplar 8SSW                         WI
WIBY22   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.06 : Mason 12WNW                         WI
WIDG30   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.04 : Superior 2WNW                       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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