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Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1114 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 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                 2025-10-15 15:14 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin                 2025-10-15 13:57 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI   2025-10-15 13:13 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R                2025-10-15 14:21 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10     2025-10-15 14:02 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing   2025-10-15 15:55 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL    2025-10-15 16:06 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL    2025-10-15 16:07 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers     2025-10-15 13:11 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin                       2025-10-15 13:54 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN     2025-10-15 13:53 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R         2025-10-15 12:55 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers    2025-10-15 13:11 UTC

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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
IAWB03   DH1100/PPDRZ  0.74 : Fort Dodge 2ENE                     IA
DCHI4    DH1200/PPDRG  0.64 : Dorchester Hwy 76                   IA
RKWI4    DH1300/PPDRZ  0.58 : Rockwell City                       IA
IAWB17   DH1000/PPDRZ  0.57 : Fort Dodge 2NNW                     IA
IAAL07   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.54 : Harpers Ferry 6SSW                  IA

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MCHI2    DH1300/PPDRZ  0.16 : Mchenry 3SE                         IL
ILMCH13  DH1300/PPDRZ  0.16 : Bull Valley 2WNW                    IL
ILLK127  DH1330/PPDRZ  0.16 : Libertyville 2SE                    IL
ILLK54   DH1243/PPDRZ  0.15 : Mundelein                           IL
ILCK74   DH1145/PPDRZ  0.15 : Oak Park 1NNE                       IL

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Indiana:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
INPT80   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.10 : Portage 3E                          IN
INPT69   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.05 : Porter 1S                           IN
INLK63   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.04 : Gary 5ENE                           IN
INLK67   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.04 : Schererville 1E                     IN
INLK89   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.04 : Hammond 1SSW                        IN

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MIAN27   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.21 : Otsego 1WNW                         MI
MIAN04   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.20 : Fennville 1W                        MI
BIV      DH1153/PPDRZ  0.18 : Holland/Tulip City Arpt             MI
MIKZ31   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.17 : Portage 6E                          MI
MIOW14   DH1300/PPDRZ  0.17 : Holland 4NW                         MI

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
MNWN21   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.30 : Winona 2ESE                         MN
WWPM5    DH1200/PPDRG  1.24 : Elba 3SW                            MN
EBWM5    DH1200/PPDRG  1.23 : Elba                                MN
BVRM5    DH1200/PPDRG  1.17 : Beaver                              MN
WSPM5    DH1200/PPDRG  1.16 : Whitewater St Pk                    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
4405N8   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.21 : Perth 3ESE                          ND
MCLN8    DH1400/PPDRZ  0.15 : McLeod 3E                           ND
NDRC14   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.15 : Wahpeton 1SSE                       ND
PBAN8    DH1100/PPDRZ  0.10 : Pembina WTP                         ND
BLDN8    DH1300/PPDRZ  0.10 : Valley City 9NW-Baldhill Dam        ND

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
SDGT09   DH1100/PPDRZ  0.43 : LaBolt                              SD
SDRB04   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.39 : Sisseton 10ENE                      SD
SDRB01   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.37 : Sisseton 4W                         SD
MLBS2    DH1230/PPDRZ  0.29 : Milbank WWTP                        SD

Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID      OBTIME/SHEF  VALUE   NAME / DETAIL                     STATE
WILC22   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.24 : Holmen 2SSE                         WI
CMY      DH1155/PPDRZ  1.09 : Sparta 4ENE - Fort McCoy Arpt       WI
WITR04   DH1200/PPDRZ  1.06 : Galesville 1NE                      WI
WIMN13   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.96 : Tomah 8SSW                          WI
WILC30   DH1200/PPDRZ  0.93 : Onalaska 2E                         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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