Florian, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Wright Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56757. The Survey maps it on the Florian quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Florian quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Florian quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Florian between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,020 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 550 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2002 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 205 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Florian in 18 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florian | $20,000 | A grain bin was tipped over. |
| June 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Florian | $5,000 | This tornado snarled and snapped trees in multiple shelterbelts along its path. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Florian | $1,000 | Public reports flash flooding, with 5.22 inches of rain reported northeast of Old Mill State Park. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Florian | - | Quarter sized hail reported by the public 6 miles SSE of Florian, with estimated 50 mph winds along with the hail. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florian | - | Estimated wind gust near Florian, MN. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Florian | - | Heavy rain and brief periods of dime to quarter sized hail were reported near the old mill state park. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Florian | - | Received a public report of dime to quarter sized hail off and on. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florian | - | Numerous large tree branches and limbs were broken down at the Marshall county campground near Florian. Report and photos posted via social media. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Florian | - | The hail fell with very heavy rain. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florian | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Florian | - | The tornado broke down several poplar trees in shelterbelts west of and adjacent to the Marshall County park and campground on the Tamarac River. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Florian | - | The tornado brushed the north edge of Marshall County Park, causing some tree damage. The tornado then took part of the roof off an old granary and blew down an old shed at an abandoned farm site one mile south of Florian. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florian | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Florian | - | Several farmsteads were surrounded by flooded fields and ditches between the communities of Florian and Middle River. The Florian village park was flooded by a small creek. Middle River City Park was flooded by the Middle River. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Florian | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Florian | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Florian | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Florian | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englund | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Foldahl | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ellerth | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Strandquist | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Argyle | 12.7 miles | 11 | |
| Valley Court | 12.9 miles | 11 | |
| Stephen | 13.0 miles | 11 | |
| Radium | 14.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 643756. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







