Passing clear of Hudson and following both the Willow River and the Omaha Railroad, the tornado destroyed several farms near the rural communities of Burkhardt and Boardman as it traveled on its northeast course.

John Neitge, a young farmer from Deer Park who had been driving through with his intended bride, had also stopped at the Hurd farm to seek shelter from the storm.

The tornado struck several farms in the Stanton area, and passed barely a mile north of the village of Deer Park before crossing into Polk County.

It came within 2 mi (3.2 km) of the village of Clear Lake, frightening residents who had experienced a similar tornado which had struck the town in September 1884.

One farmer, Sam Olson, was killed instantly when the tornado leveled his farmstead, leaving his wife and son seriously injured.

The tornado dissipated a few miles southwest of Barron, although the storm was still strong enough to cause a considerable amount of damage to the town.

[11] The storm had blown down telegraph lines in the immediate area, so two riders were sent to Roberts, ten miles to the south, to send messages into St. Paul with news of the tornado.

Altogether, the tornado and the subsequent fires that burned throughout the following night destroyed the entire business district along with more than half the residences in the town, with total damage adding up to over 300 buildings.

The only significant surviving structures were the Lumber and Roller Mills located on the banks of the Willow River, the town's public school, and the Catholic Church, which acted as either makeshift shelters or morgues.

On June 22, 57-year-old Ward Gould died from complications caused by internal injuries sustained in the storm, officially bringing the death toll to 117: four at Boardman, two in Polk County, and the remaining 111 in the vicinity of New Richmond, including five victims who were never identified.