The Climatological Data National Summary lumps the tornado in with widespread wind damage. Counties included in their snapshot of the event: Burleigh, Kidder, Wells and Stutsman.
Tornado struck first about 12 miles southwest of Wing and moved northeastward to beyond Tuttle. This area apparently bore brunt of tornado, but high winds extended area of damage to include parts of Stutsman County as far east as Pingree vicinity and parts of Wells County in vicinity of Fessenden.
Red Cross survey indicated 8 homes destroyed and more than 200 damaged, more than 175 other buildings destroyed, and over 600 other buildings damaged in Burleigh and Kidder Counties alone.
Tornado followed a very warm and extremely humid afternoon and evening. Demolished entire farms and caused considerable damage in town of Tuttle. Described as worst storm to hit that area. Man killed before he could take refuge in basement of house which was carried away.
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