Bonham, Texas -- The City of Bonham, TX is partnering with local, county and state agencies to assess damage after a severe weather event on Sunday, June 8, 2025. At 9:55 p.m. (6.8.25) the City of Bonham activated the outdoor warning system based on National Weather Service reports and emergency management utilized social media and phone notification systems to advise citizens of the impending weather.
As of 4:30 a.m., Monday, June 9, 2025 there have been no reports of serious injuries. There is significant storm damage to trees, homes and businesses. There are downed power lines, downed trees and debris throughout the city. Crews are currently working on clearing debris from streets and putting up roadblocks and temporary stop signs. Oncor is currently working on restoring power. There is no estimated time as to when power will be restored.
Traffic on Center Street was blocked while workers cleared downed power lines and poles.
The City of Bonham Office of Emergency Management is advising people to STAY HOME and off of the roads today to allow emergency crews to clear debris. Please DO NOT remove debris until crews have assessed the damage and checked for downed power lines in the debris. Downed power lines are a very large concern to citizen safety at this time. Please continue to exercise caution and avoid downed power lines or flooded areas. Updates on the recovery process and available resources will be provided shortly on the city's website and social media channels.
The City of Bonham Office of Emergency Management is advising people to STAY HOME and off of the roads today to allow emergency crews to clear debris.
UPDATE 12:30pm 6.9.25
The City of Bonham, TX is currently in the response and recovery emergency management stage after a severe weather event that impacted our entire community Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Please take note of the following information -
Tree / Shrub / Storm Debris - The Forestry Service along with City crews are currently clearing debris. City of Bonham Residents can drop off tree, shrub & storm debris - VEGETATION ONLY to the Silo Rd. Dump Site STARTING WEDNESDAY 6.11.25. It is located at 2040 FM 87 and will be open from 7am to 3pm. NO METAL & NO TRASH! Please be prepared to show your driverfs license and proof of City of Bonham residence.
Street Closures - PLEASE NOTE that CENTER ST will be closed from 13th St. to 15th St. for the remainder of the day TODAY. All of the power polls and power lines are being repaired / replaced as they suffered a tremendous amount of storm damage. Please note
that the Streets Department, Utilities Department & Parks
Department are currently clearing roads. Please be cautious of road blocks.
Trash Service - If you put your trash receptacles out last evening, you can leave them out. Sanitation Solutions is beginning trash pick up as city crews clear debris from the roads. If your trash is not picked up today, it will be picked up between now and Thursday. SANITATION SOLUTIONS will NOT be picking up tree /
shrub debris. Please have your trash items bagged if you lost your poly cart in the storm.
Electricity - There are currently 3,000 residents without power. ENCOR will continue to have crews around the clock until power is restored to all of our residents. There is widespread power line damage. If you are clearing debris and see a downed power line, call 903-421-2770. Please note that ENCOR has called in contractors. Some of these contractors will be in unmarked service trucks.
FREE ICE STATION - Brookshirefs will have an Ice Truck and distributing FREE ICE starting at 3:00pm today in their parking lot located at 2228 Island Bayou Rd.
Solicitors - Please note that people will be out soliciting for your business, such as roofers, tree trimmers, insurance adjusters, etc. Please ask them to show you their Official City of Bonham solicitors badge as they MUST be registered with the permits department. If they cannot show you a solicitors permit / badge, then please direct them to City Hall. If anyone claims to be a representative of gFEMAh - they ARE NOT! Please call the Fannin County Office of Emergency Management at 903-328-7505 and let them know if someone from gFEMAh has contacted you.
Volunteer Efforts - If you, your business and or your organization would like to volunteer to help with clean up efforts and/or support our first responders & City crews, please go to the Downtown Fire Station located at 220 E. 5th Street and register with the Fannin County Emergency Coordinator on site.
PRESS - Please note that the City Manager will be holding a press conference at 3:00pm at Bonham City Hall located at 514 Chestnut St. Bonham, TX 75418. Only members of the press and emergency management team members will be allowed to attend.If you are a member of the press and have questions, please call
903-583-7555 ext. 223.
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