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ZCZC MSPHMDMSR ALL TTAA00 KMSR DDHHMM HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1150 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...Precipitation... Rain fell along and south of an Aberdeen SD to Eau Claire WI to South Bend IN to Bowling Green OH line. There were also scattered thunderstorms over central and northeast North Dakota. The heaviest rain fell over east central Missouri and southern Illinois where amounts between 1 and 2 inches were common and local amounts in the lower Kaskaskia and Big Muddy River basins in southern Illinois were between 2 and 4 inches. The rest of Illinois as well as east central Iowa saw totals between half and one and a half inches. A narrow line of thunderstorms brought a quick half inch to the Twin Cities MN suburbs. Otherwise most reports were less than a tenth of an inch. Little or no precipitation is expected in the NCRFC forecast area during the next 24 hours. The next chance for significant rain will arrive the latter half of this week. ...Hydrologic Conditions... The Red River at Oslo, ND has dropped below forecast issuance stage(FIS) this morning. Stage at Drayton, ND has fall below flood stage(FS) this morning. Stage at Drayton and Pembina is expected to fall below FIS in three days. Stage at Grafton, ND on the Park River fell below FIS yesterday.. Stage at Hallock, MN on the Two Rivers River fell below FIS this moring. The lower Illinois River below Havana,IL continues slow fall and should be out of flood forecast requirement in about five days. 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 $$ ...lne/acy... NNNN