NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bonham, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bonham, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 119 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 119
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Bonham
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bonham; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The record near Bonham begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 67% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Bonham. The strongest of the 119 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on November 4, 2022; its path came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 9, 2006, killed 3 people. Of the 119, 25 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on June 8, 2025. Bonham has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 128 times since 1958, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Bonham has more hail reports within 10 miles than 73% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bonham
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bonham: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bonham
By decade
- 2020s13(1 EF3+)
- 2010s11
- 2000s5(1 EF3+)
- 1990s17
- 1980s23(1 EF3+)
- 1970s23(3 EF3+)
- 1960s15(2 EF3+)
- 1950s12(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF4 | 25 mi | 44.71 mi | 0 / 11 |
| May 9, 2006 | F3 | 16 mi | 9.3 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 3 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | in town | 30.2 mi | 1 / 27 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 20 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 20 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 15 mi | 41.6 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 23, 1966 | F3 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 22, 1964 | F3 | 22 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F2 | 25 mi | 6.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 21 mi | 10.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 119, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bonham
The Storm Prediction Center has 128 hail reports within 10 miles of Bonham since 1958, made on 92 separate days. Of these, 89 were 1 inch across or larger, and 15 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 16, 1989. The most recent report is from March 25, 2025. April has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bonham
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bonham 3NNE, TX, 4 miles north of Bonham at 592 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 33°F. May is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 45.6 inches over 59 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 78 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 55 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 45.6 inches is more than at 243 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (78%). Bells, 14 miles west, has its own station (Sherman, TX): 44.3 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 33 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 57 | 36 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 65 | 44 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 73 | 51 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 61 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 70 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 72 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 65 | 4.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 53 | 4.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65 | 42 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 55 | 35 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Year | 74 | 53 | 45.6 | 59 | 1.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bonham 3NNE, TX (592 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Bonham
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 89 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bonham: 65 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods, 4 floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 13, 2012. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 17. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 375 have had fewer than Bonham.
June 13, 2012: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Bonham — 3 injured, $600,000 damage.
January 3, 2005: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Bonham — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding caused FM 271, FM 100, and FM 1396 to close. State Highway 56 was also being closed at the time.”
June 8, 2025: thunderstorm wind in Bonham — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “In addition to the EF-1 tornado that struck northwest Bonham, a large downburst engulfed most of the city causing widespread wind damage. Dozens of trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down with many roads blocked.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Bonham's ZIP code 75418 have filed 43 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $1.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1990: 12 claims (28% of all) and $257,000. The year with the most claims was 2018, with 12. 30% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 147 have fewer than Bonham.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1990 | 12 | $257,000 |
Fannin County, which includes Bonham, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 fires, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fannin County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.9 million a year, the 70th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.9 million (22%), is from tornadoes.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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