FGUS53 KMSR 151510 RVFKSJ RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 1009 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026 : THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER : FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS : WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : : FORECAST GROUP IS KSJ : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :KALAMAZOO RIVER, MARM4 :MARSHALL, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 6.0 FT MINOR STAGE 8.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 10.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.2 FT AT 1345 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: MARM4 0416 Z DC202604151509/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 6.4 :Crest near 6.4 FT around 12 Z on Thu, Apr 16 .ER MARM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 5.7 / 6.0 / 6.2 .E2 : 0416 : / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.3 .E3 : 0417 : / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.9 .E4 : 0418 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.6 .E5 : 0419 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E6 : 0420 : / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E7 : 0421 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.1 .E8 : 0422 : / 5.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.46 / 0.38 / 0.12 : 0416 / 0.45 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.41 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :BATTLE CREEK, BCRM4 :BATTLE CREEK, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 3.0 FT MINOR STAGE 4.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 5.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 6.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 1.6 FT AT 1400 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: BCRM4 0418 Z DC202604151509/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 3.2 :Crest near 3.2 FT around 00 Z on Sat, Apr 18 .ER BCRM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 1.7 / 2.0 / 2.2 .E2 : 0416 : / 2.4 / 2.7 / 2.8 / 3.0 .E3 : 0417 : / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.2 .E4 : 0418 : / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.0 .E5 : 0419 : / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.7 .E6 : 0420 : / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.5 / 2.4 .E7 : 0421 : / 2.4 / 2.3 / 2.2 / 2.2 .E8 : 0422 : / 2.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.53 / 0.26 / 0.16 : 0416 / 0.54 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.49 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :KALAMAZOO RIVER, CMSM4 :COMSTOCK, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 7.0 FT MINOR STAGE 9.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 10.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.8 FT AT 1415 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: CMSM4 0419 Z DC202604151509/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 8.9 :Crest near 8.9 FT around 06 Z on Sun, Apr 19 .ER CMSM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 6.0 / 6.3 / 6.5 .E2 : 0416 : / 6.8 / 7.0 / 7.2 / 7.5 .E3 : 0417 : / 7.7 / 8.0 / 8.2 / 8.4 .E4 : 0418 : / 8.6 / 8.7 / 8.8 / 8.9 .E5 : 0419 : / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.8 .E6 : 0420 : / 8.7 / 8.5 / 8.4 / 8.2 .E7 : 0421 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.7 / 7.5 .E8 : 0422 : / 7.3 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.41 / 0.24 / 0.16 : 0416 / 0.60 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.41 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :KALAMAZOO RIVER, RCMM4 :NEW RICHMOND , MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 15.0 FT MINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 21.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.2 FT AT 1400 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 04/18/2026 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 04/20/2026 .ER RCMM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 14.3 / 14.5 / 14.8 .E2 : 0416 : / 15.1 / 15.3 / 15.5 / 15.8 .E3 : 0417 : / 16.2 / 16.5 / 16.8 / 17.1 .E4 : 0418 : / 17.4 / 17.6 / 17.5 / 17.4 .E5 : 0419 : / 17.3 / 17.2 / 17.1 / 17.0 .E6 : 0420 : / 16.8 / 16.7 / 16.6 / 16.6 .E7 : 0421 : / 16.6 / 16.5 / 16.5 / 16.4 .E8 : 0422 : / 16.3 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.28 / 0.06 / 0.36 : 0416 / 0.41 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.11 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, BURM4 :BURLINGTON, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 6.0 FT MINOR STAGE 6.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.0 FT AT 1400 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: BURM4 0419 Z DC202604151509/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 6.0 :Crest near 6.0 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Apr 19 .ER BURM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 .E2 : 0416 : / 5.4 / 5.5 / 5.6 / 5.7 .E3 : 0417 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E4 : 0418 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E5 : 0419 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E6 : 0420 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E7 : 0421 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E8 : 0422 : / 6.0 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.27 / 0.31 / 0.09 : 0416 / 0.68 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.35 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :PORTAGE RIVER, VCKM4 :VICKSBURG 1 NE, MI - GRR : :ACTION STAGE 4.5 FT MINOR STAGE 5.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 7.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 8.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 4.9 FT AT 2130 Z ON APR 14 .AR :CREST: VCKM4 0416 Z DC202604151509/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 5.7 :Crest near 5.7 FT around 12 Z on Thu, Apr 16 .ER VCKM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 5.3 / 5.5 / 5.6 .E2 : 0416 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E3 : 0417 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E4 : 0418 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E5 : 0419 : / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E6 : 0420 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E7 : 0421 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E8 : 0422 : / 5.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.41 / 0.36 / 0.12 : 0416 / 0.56 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.45 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, TRVM4 :THREE RIVERS, MI - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 6.0 FT MINOR STAGE 7.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.6 FT AT 1345 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 04/16/2026 .ER TRVM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 6.6 / 6.6 / 6.7 .E2 : 0416 : / 6.8 / 7.1 / 7.5 / 7.9 .E3 : 0417 : / 8.2 / 8.4 / 8.6 / 8.7 .E4 : 0418 : / 8.8 / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.9 .E5 : 0419 : / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.9 .E6 : 0420 : / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E7 : 0421 : / 8.8 / 8.7 / 8.6 / 8.6 .E8 : 0422 : / 8.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.29 / 0.38 / 0.12 : 0416 / 0.55 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.34 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, MOTM4 :MOTTVILLE, MI - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 7.0 FT MINOR STAGE 8.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 10.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.8 FT AT 1415 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 04/18/2026 .AR :CREST: MOTM4 0419 Z DC202604151509/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 8.3 :Crest near 8.3 FT around 06 Z on Sun, Apr 19 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 04/21/2026 .ER MOTM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 5.8 / 5.9 / 6.0 .E2 : 0416 : / 6.2 / 6.4 / 6.6 / 6.9 .E3 : 0417 : / 7.2 / 7.5 / 7.7 / 7.9 .E4 : 0418 : / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 .E5 : 0419 : / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.3 .E6 : 0420 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 .E7 : 0421 : / 8.1 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.9 .E8 : 0422 : / 7.8 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.21 / 0.33 / 0.14 : 0416 / 0.76 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.44 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :NORTH BRANCH ELKHART RIVER, CPEI3 :COSPERVILLE, IN - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 5.0 FT MINOR STAGE 6.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 7.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 8.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.3 FT AT 1430 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: CPEI3 0418 Z DC202604151509/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 6.8 :Crest near 6.8 FT around 12 Z on Sat, Apr 18 .ER CPEI3 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E2 : 0416 : / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.5 / 6.5 .E3 : 0417 : / 6.6 / 6.7 / 6.7 / 6.7 .E4 : 0418 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E5 : 0419 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.7 .E6 : 0420 : / 6.7 / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.6 .E7 : 0421 : / 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.4 .E8 : 0422 : / 6.4 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.14 / 0.23 / 0.06 : 0416 / 0.51 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.94 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ELKHART RIVER, GSHI3 :GOSHEN, IN - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 6.0 FT MINOR STAGE 7.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.0 FT AT 1345 Z ON APR 15 .AR :CREST: GSHI3 0417 Z DC202604151509/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 6.3 :Crest near 6.3 FT around 18 Z on Fri, Apr 17 .ER GSHI3 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 5.0 / 5.1 / 5.2 .E2 : 0416 : / 5.4 / 5.6 / 5.8 / 6.0 .E3 : 0417 : / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E4 : 0418 : / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.9 .E5 : 0419 : / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.5 .E6 : 0420 : / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.1 .E7 : 0421 : / 5.1 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 .E8 : 0422 : / 4.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.15 / 0.22 / 0.05 : 0416 / 0.56 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 0.98 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, EKMI3 :ELKHART PUBLIC WORKS, IN - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 23.0 FT MINOR STAGE 24.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 25.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 27.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 22.3 FT AT 1430 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 04/17/2026 .ER EKMI3 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 22.4 / 22.6 / 22.8 .E2 : 0416 : / 23.0 / 23.3 / 23.5 / 23.8 .E3 : 0417 : / 24.1 / 24.3 / 24.5 / 24.7 .E4 : 0418 : / 24.8 / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.9 .E5 : 0419 : / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.9 / 24.8 .E6 : 0420 : / 24.8 / 24.7 / 24.6 / 24.5 .E7 : 0421 : / 24.5 / 24.4 / 24.3 / 24.2 .E8 : 0422 : / 24.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.15 / 0.31 / 0.08 : 0416 / 0.70 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.24 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, SBNI3 :SOUTH BEND WWTP, IN - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 4.5 FT MINOR STAGE 5.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 8.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 9.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 4.4 FT AT 1415 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 04/16/2026 .ER SBNI3 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 4.4 / 4.7 / 5.0 .E2 : 0416 : / 5.3 / 5.6 / 5.8 / 6.1 .E3 : 0417 : / 6.4 / 6.7 / 6.9 / 7.1 .E4 : 0418 : / 7.3 / 7.5 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E5 : 0419 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.5 .E6 : 0420 : / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.2 .E7 : 0421 : / 7.1 / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.8 .E8 : 0422 : / 6.7 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.09 / 0.29 / 0.07 : 0416 / 0.65 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.10 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST JOSEPH RIVER, NILM4 :NILES WWTP, MI - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FT MINOR STAGE 11.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 15.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.4 FT AT 1445 Z ON APR 15 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 04/17/2026 .AR :CREST: NILM4 0419 Z DC202604151509/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 13.0 :Crest near 13.0 FT around 00 Z on Sun, Apr 19 .ER NILM4 0415 Z DC202604151509/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0415 : / 9.5 / 9.8 / 10.1 .E2 : 0416 : / 10.4 / 10.7 / 11.0 / 11.4 .E3 : 0417 : / 11.7 / 12.0 / 12.3 / 12.6 .E4 : 0418 : / 12.8 / 12.9 / 13.0 / 13.0 .E5 : 0419 : / 13.0 / 13.0 / 12.9 / 12.9 .E6 : 0420 : / 12.8 / 12.7 / 12.6 / 12.5 .E7 : 0421 : / 12.4 / 12.3 / 12.2 / 12.0 .E8 : 0422 : / 11.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : : QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0415 / 0.12 / 0.33 / 0.08 : 0416 / 0.62 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 16 is 1.15 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2539 : :...END of MESSAGE...