News Severe storms, tornadoes rattle Deep South, leaving 2 dead and 100,000 powerless November 1, 2018 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Comments Off on Severe storms, tornadoes rattle Deep South, leaving 2 dead and 100,000 powerless Severe storms roared across the Deep South late Wednesday and early Thursday, leaving 2 people dead and about 100,000 homes and businesses powerless.