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One of 13 National Register listings published here for Ford County · listed in 2013 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Ford County · listed in 2013 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Santa Fe Trail-Ford County Segment 2 between 2017 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 7 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ford County | 1170105 |
| 27 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ford, the town this property stands in, in 87 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 57 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 5 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Ford | $165,000 | Three pivot sprinklers were destroyed along with a grain bin. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | $100,000 | Two pivot sprinklers were blown over. They were not operating at the time. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Ford | $500 | Window broken by hail of unknown size. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | One mesonet site recorded a 73 mph wind gusts at AWN weather station 4 ENE Ford. A nearby mesonet site reported a 64 mph gust a minute earlier from K5FRD 3WNW Ford. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Trees down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Four inch diameter tree branches were broken by the high wind. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Ford | - | This was a qlcs tornado. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Several tree branches were broken by the high wind. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ford | - | Winds were gusting to at least 60 MPH as the hail fell. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF2) | Ford | - | This tornado that became very large very quickly moved into Edwards County at 2048 LST. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | A 15 x 30 foot metal shed was blown about 200 feet. Also, there were 2 to 3 inch diameter limbs blown down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Wind were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ford | - | Rainfall of 2.75 fell during the 24 hour period. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ford | - | Rainfall of 3.40 fell during the 24 hour period. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ford | - | Rainfall of 4.0 fell during the 24 hour period. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ford | - | Rainfall of 3.25 fell during the 24 hour period. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 to 65 MPH. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Four inch diameter tree limbs were blown down by the high wind. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ford | - | The hail ranged from pea to quarter sized. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Ford | - | Many of the city roads were under water from very heavy rainfall. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Ford | - | Rainfall of 2.80 was observed. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Ford | - | There was also 0.73 of rainfall. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | A tree was blown down blocking traffic on Road 121 just north of Saddle Road. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Power poles were blown down by the high wind. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Ford | - | Most of the hail was dime to nickel sized. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ford | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Several shingles were blown off the roof. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | Two inch diameter live Elm branches were broken. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Ford | - | The hail piled into 3 inch deep drifts. Several cars slid off the road. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Ford | - | Power poles were blown down and there was tree damage. |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Ford | - | Tornado was filmed and photographed by several storm chasers. Bottom of the circulation moved southwest due to rain-cooled outflow. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Ford | - | Thunderstorm wind of near 100 mph caused extensive damage to fences. Once filling station canopy was downed and it landed on two occupied vehicles but there were no injuries. One roof was taken off a house with debris scattered several hundred yards. A large storage shed was heavily damaged with two motor homes inside receiving extensive damage. Debris was carried one-quarter of a mile. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ford | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Ford | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000488 in Record Group 79. |
| Ford County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |