July 2
- 1879 – A significant tornado outbreak hit the Upper Midwest. An F4 tornado killed 11 people near Vasa, Minnesota, including five children at an orphanage. Some of the survivors were not found until the next day. Another F4 tornado killed three people between Wastedo and Cannon Falls, Minnesota and two others died near Le Mars, Iowa.
- 1997 – Part of a larger outbreak, an F2 tornado moved through Detroit, Michigan, injuring 90 people and causing $100 million in damage. An F3 tornado killed one person in Thetford Township, Michigan and an F1 tornado killed a person in a trailer park in Oakland County, Michigan.