Station Name: ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR ROCKY FORD, CO.
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 4,137 feet / 1,261 meters

Nearest Address:
21697 State Hwy 266
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Otero County

GPS Coordinates: 38.06528559, -103.6860593

Nearby Water Temperatures

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 17 at 2:58PM MDT until September 17 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Wed September 17, 2025, 2:58 PM
Expires: Wed September 17, 2025, 10:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 613 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL COLORADO FREMONT TELLER IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO EL PASO IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO BACA BENT CROWLEY CUSTER HUERFANO KIOWA LAS ANIMAS OTERO PROWERS PUEBLO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CANON CITY, COLORADO SPRINGS, EADS, LA JUNTA, LAMAR, LAS ANIMAS, OLNEY SPRINGS, ORDWAY, PENROSE, PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, PUEBLO, ROCKY FORD, SILVER CLIFF, SPRINGFIELD, TRINIDAD, WALSENBURG, WALSH, WESTCLIFFE, AND WOODLAND PARK.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 17 at 2:58PM MDT until September 17 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Wed September 17, 2025, 2:58 PM
Expires: Wed September 17, 2025, 10:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 613 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL COLORADO FREMONT TELLER IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO EL PASO IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO BACA BENT CROWLEY CUSTER HUERFANO KIOWA LAS ANIMAS OTERO PROWERS PUEBLO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CANON CITY, COLORADO SPRINGS, EADS, LA JUNTA, LAMAR, LAS ANIMAS, OLNEY SPRINGS, ORDWAY, PENROSE, PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, PUEBLO, ROCKY FORD, SILVER CLIFF, SPRINGFIELD, TRINIDAD, WALSENBURG, WALSH, WESTCLIFFE, AND WOODLAND PARK.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 17 at 2:58PM MDT until September 17 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Wed September 17, 2025, 2:58 PM
Expires: Wed September 17, 2025, 10:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 613 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL COLORADO FREMONT TELLER IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO EL PASO IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO BACA BENT CROWLEY CUSTER HUERFANO KIOWA LAS ANIMAS OTERO PROWERS PUEBLO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CANON CITY, COLORADO SPRINGS, EADS, LA JUNTA, LAMAR, LAS ANIMAS, OLNEY SPRINGS, ORDWAY, PENROSE, PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, PUEBLO, ROCKY FORD, SILVER CLIFF, SPRINGFIELD, TRINIDAD, WALSENBURG, WALSH, WESTCLIFFE, AND WOODLAND PARK.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 17 at 6:26PM MDT until September 17 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Wed September 17, 2025, 6:26 PM
Expires: Wed September 17, 2025, 7:00 PM

SVRPUB The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern El Paso County in east central Colorado... North central Pueblo County in southeastern Colorado... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 626 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hanover, or 23 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Hanover.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Special Weather Statement issued September 17 at 6:19PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Effective: Wed September 17, 2025, 6:19 PM
Expires: Wed September 17, 2025, 6:45 PM

At 619 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21 miles northeast of Walsenburg, or 25 miles south of Pueblo, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Huerfano and south central Pueblo Counties.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for southeastern Colorado.