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July 2
[edit]1963: Mohawk Airlines Flight 121 crashed while taking off from Rochester-Monroe County Airport due to a heavy thunderstorm. Seven of the 43 people on board were killed.
1997: A tornado outbreak struck the area around Detroit, Michigan, including the third tornado in 51 years to hit Windsor, Ontario.
1965: TIROS-10, the final weather satellite of the original TIROS program, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.