BlockFloris, Oklahoma
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the North Beaver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73938. The Survey maps it on the Floris quadrangle.
On record in Floris
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Floris Grain Elevatorlisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Floris quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Floris in 2019, burning about 404 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 404 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | WMA |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Floris: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Floris in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 17 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floris | $150,000 | The Beaver County Emergency Managers Office reported that two outbuildings were destroyed, irrigation equipment was overturned, and several trees were knocked down by the thunderstorm wind gusts. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Floris | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Floris | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Floris | - | A trained spotter measured 1 inch diameter hailstones 4 miles northeast of Floris in northern Beaver County. Sub-severe hail the size of nickels occurred around the same time 1 miles east of Forgan, per another trained weather spotter. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Floris | - | A supercell thunderstorm moved across Beaver County, north of the town of Beaver, during the early morning hours of the 1st. The core of this thunderstorm began to descend while nearing the town of Beaver, and the County Emergency Manager reported hail up to the size of quarters (1.00 inch). Having become downdraft dominated after moving over the town of Beaver (Beaver County), the thunderstorm quickly diminished below severe levels as it moved into the southeastern corner of Beaver County. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floris | - | A line of thunderstorms developed over southeastern Colorado and moved to the southeast into the northern portion of the Oklahoma Panhandle counties. Upon entering the Panhandle the line took a left turn and began moving to the east. As the line moved near Floris (Beaver County), a member of the public 7 miles north of Floris (Beaver Panhandle) reported a 60 mph thunderstorm gust. The line of thunderstorms continued moving to the east across the northern portion of the county after producing this gust. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Floris | - | A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed along a retreating dryline during the evening hours of the 28th. As the storm moved to the northwest it produced hail across the northern portion of Beaver County. The Beaver County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail east of the city of Floris (Beaver County). The supercell continued moving to the northwest before weakening slightly as it moved into southern Kansas. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Floris | - | A discrete thunderstorm developed along a slow moving cold front over southern Kansas. As the thunderstorm moved to the south-southeast into the Oklahoma Panhandle the thunderstorm began to weaken. After moving over the city of Forgan (Beaver County), the thunderstorm began strengthening as it approached the city of Beaver (Beaver County). A sheriff's deputy 10 miles west of Beaver (Beaver County) reported golfball size hail (1.75 inches). The thunderstorm continued moving to the south-southeast across the county. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Floris | - | A discrete thunderstorm developed over southwestern Kansas during the early evening hours of the 31st. This storm took a south-southeast track which brought it into the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle. While the storm was 4 miles north of the city of Floris (Beaver County), the Beaver County Emergency Manager reported golf ball size hail (1.75 inches). The storm that produced this hail continued moving to the south-southeast and entered the northern Texas Panhandle shortly before 10 PM CST. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floris | - | A discrete thunderstorm developed over southwestern Kansas during the early evening hours of the 31st. This storm took a south-southeast track which brought it into the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle. While the storm was 3 miles north of the city of Floris (Beaver County), the Beaver County Emergency Manager reported a thunderstorm downburst blew hail through windows and caused siding damage to homes. The storm that produced this downburst continued moving to the south-southeast and entered the northern Texas Panhandle shortly before 10 PM CST. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floris | - | A trained spotter estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts about twelve miles west of Beaver Oklahoma in Beaver County. There were no reports of damage or injuries. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Floris | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floris | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turpin | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Forgan | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Little Ponderosa | 10.6 miles | 7 | |
| Beaver | 10.8 miles | 7 | |
| Boyd | 13.0 miles | 7 | |
| Balko | 16.6 miles | 7 | |
| Mocane | 18.0 miles | 7 | |
| Bryans Corner | 18.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100418. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.