News 5 dead as potent pre-winter storm moves from South and Midwest toward East Coast November 15, 2018Gregory Korte and Doyle Rice, USA TODAYComments Off on 5 dead as potent pre-winter storm moves from South and Midwest toward East Coast A pre-winter storm is blamed for five deaths. It's also leaving a trail of closed schools, traffic headaches and power outages across much of the country.