City officials say wind speeds reached up to 90 miles per hour Sunday night.
BONHAM, Texas — All of North Texas knew what was coming, but nowhere in the forecast did it call for burgers and ice cream.
“No, not until all this happened with the storm,” said Bonham resident Mary Ann Hadsall.
Hadsall said Sunday night’s thunderstorms uprooted a tree and totaled both trucks in her driveway. Monday morning, her family came to help, so she treated them to an unplanned lunch at Braum’s.
“They gave us food, but then we couldn’t sit down,” Hadsall said.
They couldn’t sit down because, although Braum’s remained open, it closed its dining room after wind t ore off a portion of the roof.


Bonham officials say wind speeds reached nearly 90 miles per hour and caused widespread damage to buildings, trees, and power lines.
“The trees are probably the most problematic because they’ve taken down our power lines and landed on houses,” City Manager Sean Pate said.
Thankfully, so far, no major injuries or casualties have been reported.
“We are extremely lucky things didn’t get worse,” Pate said.
However, the damage, especially downed power lines, poses such a high risk that city officials have asked people to stay home until they can assess damage and ensure safety.
Pate said damaged trees and vegetation are causing the most trouble right now, preventing the city from accessing electrical damage and restoring power to all the city’s residents.
Pate said it will likely be another day, maybe two, before all power is restored.
Many residents believe a lot of the damage was caused by a tornado. However, the National Weather Service can’t confirm until it makes a full assessment.
Whatever it was, it’s something locals aren’t used to.
“It’s one that I haven’t seen before in this area,” said Trisha Oliver.
“This is probably the first I’ve actually seen one like this,” said one man who was cleaning up debris.
All over Bonham, people dropped what they were doing to help clean up debris.
“Bonham is a really tight-knit community, and we’re here to help everybody else, and everybody else will pitch in to help everybody else,” Oliver said.
Starting Wednesday, city of Bonham Residents can drop off tree, shrub and storm debris to the Silo Road dump site located at 2040 FM87. It will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents must bring their license to show proof that they live in city limits.
“The people around here are wonderful,” said Hadsall.
Hadsall said she’s grateful everyone in her community is unselfish and unharmed.
“We’re all sound and safe,” Hadsall said. “I feel really blessed.”
Even after a bitter storm, there’s always something sweet.