Weather History: May 27: Record temps, tornadoes, storms, wind & floods

1771 150 lives were lost in the Richmond, VA area in the Great James River Flood. 1826 A tremendous hail storm struck the eastern shore of Maryland during the evening damaging wheat and vegetable crops from Hillsborough in Caroline County to Easton in Talbot County. One person was killed. Between the Severn and Patapsco Rivers, hail the size of eggs fell. Across the bay in Calvert County, a man was killed by hail. 1850 The Mormon temple at Nauvoo, IL was destroyed by a tornado. 1896 A massive tornado struck St. Louis, MO killing 306 people and causing $13 million dollars damage. The tornado path was short, but cut across a densely populated area. It touched down 6 miles west of Eads Bridge...