Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Beaver County · listed in 1983 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Floris Grain Elevator 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Floris Grain Elevator: 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Floris, the town this property stands in, 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 |
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 83004159 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Beaver County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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