Portal:Weather/On this day list/August 9
August 9[edit]
1878: The deadliest tornado in Connecticut history, and one of the worst ever in the Northeastern United States, destroyed the town of Wallingford, killing 34 people.
1993: The NOAA-13 weather satellite was launched into a polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The satellite only operated for 12 days before a short circuit resulted in a loss of contact and the end of its mission.