At least 36 people were killed and 388 were injured; mainly due to poor building construction practices, leading to collapses and the lack of an early warning system.

[4] According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the tornado was assigned an F2 rating on the Fujita scale with wind speeds of 198 km/h (123 mph) (written as 55 m/s (180 ft/s)).

[7] Numerous homes, most of which were small and of frail construction, were completely destroyed, though a few well-built structures sustained major damage as well.

Several people were killed after being picked up and thrown by the tornado, and two of the fatalities were a woman and her baby, tossed 250 yards from their home.

[9][10] Several thousand trees were uprooted or snapped by the tornado, while utility poles and lines suffered major damage.

[6] Farm fields were scoured by the tornado, and over 1,200 acres of agricultural land used to grow rice and vegetables were either destroyed or damaged.

[11] Displaced residents took refuge at school facilities while the local government established makeshift tents in the affected villages.

The local government provided each surviving family with 15 kg of rice, corrugated sheet metal, as well as 9,000 Bangladeshi takas (Tk) within 20 hours of the disaster.