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November 6

1973: The NOAA-3 weather satellite was launched.

1977: After four days of heavy rain, the Kelly Barnes Dam failed, causing a flash flood in the nearby town of Toccoa, Georgia, killing 39 people.

2001: An extratropical storm system, formed partially from the remnants of two hurricanes, struck Atlantic Canada with winds as high as 96 miles per hour (154 km/h).

2005: An early-morning tornado killed 25 people in Evansville, Indiana.

2009: Heavy rain began in the country of El Salvador, continuing for several days. This would eventually lead to major flooding and landslides that killed nearly 200 people.