Power Outage in Bonham, TX

Emergency management reported tree damage to a home and power lines near Private Road 282 in rural Fannin County.

Trees were knocked down and power outages were reported between Bonham and Telephone.

Emergency management reported accumulating ice on power lines and major power lines down south of Bonham. Trees were reported down onto power lines near Honey Grove. Storm totals ice accumulation of 0.75 inch was measured in the city of Bonham. The city also received at least 2 inches of snow. One fatality in the Savoy area was attributed to the winter storm. A 47-yo gentleman was found deceased in a home that had lost power, and the resident was using propane to provide heat.

Extreme cold gripped the county for several days. Overnight lows were near or below 10 degrees Fahrenheit for most of the week. The period of February 15-16th was the coldest with low temperatures between 2 and -5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the maximum temperature on the 15th was only in the lower teens. Wind chill values during the 14th-16th were between 0 to -20 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time. The cold temperatures resulted in an extreme amount of damage to pipes, infrastructure, and power.

Several roofs sustained damage and several trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were down throughout Bonham.

Power lines, power poles, and numerous tree limbs were down in Bonham and around the county. The damage was caused by strong east winds behind a departing MCS.

Lightning caused power outages near Lake Bonham.

Winds gusting to between 50 and 60 MPH blew a power pole across Highway 160 in Trenton, causing the highway to be closed for several hours. In addition, winds blew siding off structures and shingles were blown off roofs. A huge cloud of dust covered the county, reducing visibilities dramatically.

Numerous trees and power lines down. A roof was also damaged.

Widespread wind damage, including trees and power lines down.

Hurricane Rita made landfall in the early morning hours on Saturday, September 24. Rita was a dangerous Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale as she moved over Sabine Pass, Texas. Rita was downgraded to a Tropical Storm by early afternoon. As Rita moved north and then east along a Jasper, TX, to Lufkin, TX, to Shreveport, LA line...torrential rains and strong winds were felt well away from the eye. Most of eastern Texas was placed under an Inland Tropical Storm warning through the evening. The storm knocked dozens of trees and power poles down as it moved through north Texas. Gusts near 50 MPH were recorded in Hunt and Hopkins counties. Wind damage in the form of downed trees and power poles was reported in Anderson, Collin, Fannin, Hopkins, and Hunt counties. Roof damage also occured in Collin and Hunt.

Power lines knocked down in and around Bonham.

Power lines knocked down.

Numerous reports of power lines down in town.

Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Trees and power lines were blown down all across the county.