NEW ORLEANS – Severe storms capable of spinning up tornados are expected across the Deep South.Forecasters say the storms are expected to strike the region on Thursday — New Year’s Eve.The national Storm Prediction Center says the area most at risk of severe weather on Thursday includes parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and southeast Texas.The region at enhanced risk of severe weather includes more than 4 million people and the metropolitan areas of New Orleans; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Beaumont, Texas.A storm system tracking from Texas to the Great Lakes is forecast to bring multiple weather hazards, including; snow, freezing rain, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms across portions of the central, southern, and eastern U.S.