From NWS
1980: An unusually heavy October snowfall affected most of Iowa, beginning in northwestern sections on the 26th then spreading over about the southern two thirds of the state on the 27th. It was the first measurable snowfall of the year in Iowa and in terms of statewide average went down as the heaviest October snow storm since 1925. Reported accumulations included 5.0 inches at Greenfield, Hawarden, Logan, and Sidney, 6.0 inches at Ottumwa, 7.4 inches at Des Moines, and 9.0 inches at Albia and Pella. At Des Moines this storm produced the only measurable snowfall of the month, but it was still enough to make it their snowiest October on record.

27 October 1913 → The town of Edwardsville saw the deadliest tornado in United Kingdom history when a tornado hit the mining town and killed six people. 27 October 1929 → A winter storm established a record (at the time) for the state of Michigan by dumping 27 inches of snow on Ishpeming in 24 hours.

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