Low pressure moving into the Red River Valley along with attendant warm and cold fronts, led to the development of storms in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota the evening of the 29th. These storms then pushed east south of the warm front across northern Minnesota during the early morning hours of the 30th. The line of storms featured a bow echo leading to numerous wind damage reports. Lightning also struck a cabin injuring a person sleeping inside the cabin.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 00:21:00 to 30-JUN-18 00:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHEPARD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Multiple large trees were blown down with some uprooted and snapped. A shed was damaged. The wind damage extended a couple miles northeast.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-18 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: (P39)PEQUOT LAKES
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Two large oak trees were blown down on Olson Street. Many trees were blown down around Pequot Lakes.

Lightning in CASS, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 00:05:00 to 30-JUN-18 00:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: GULL LAKE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Lightning struck a cabin just north of the Brainerd International Raceway. It went through the roof and struck a 15 year-old boy who was lying in bed before passing through the boxspring of the bed and exiting the cabin through an electrical outlet. The boy received  superficial injuries. The bed he was on started on fire and there was damage to the electrical system of the cabin and an air conditioner.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 00:26:00 to 30-JUN-18 00:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRAINERD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Eight trees were blown down with some uprooted and snapped. A shed was destroyed and corral fencing was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 00:26:00 to 30-JUN-18 00:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHEPARD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Numerous trees were blown down on Highway 25.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 00:26:00 to 30-JUN-18 00:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHEPARD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm winds snapped trees near their bases.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 00:42:00 to 30-JUN-18 00:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROSBY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Multiple 6 to 8 inch diameter trees were blown down in Crosby.

Thunderstorm Wind in CARLTON, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 01:56:00 to 30-JUN-18 01:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: BARNUM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Many trees were blown down in Barnum. One of the larger trees was estimated to be 16 inches in diameter.

Hail in CARLTON, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 02:25:00 to 30-JUN-18 02:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLOQUET
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CROW WING, MINNESOTA
From 30-JUN-18 00:25:00 to 30-JUN-18 00:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKE HUBERT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser