( CNN ) -- Mother Nature provided a little bit of everything in several parts of the country on Saturday . Vehicles jam a buckled road in Mobile , Alabama , on Saturday after heavy rains . Heavy winds wreaked havoc on a shopping center in central Tennessee , blowing out windows and damaging the roof , Murfreesboro police spokesman Kyle Evans told CNN Radio . Glass storefronts at the Jackson Heights Shopping Center were blown out 100 to 150 yards into the parking lot , Evans said . Evans said three people were treated for minor injuries from flying glass and metal . Residents in northwest Murfreesboro lost power Saturday night and police warned residents to stay indoors until traffic caused by the incident cleared up . Elsewhere , a blizzard dumped more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the Plains on Saturday . The blizzard cut power , stranding drivers and prompting governors in Kansas and Oklahoma to issue disaster declarations . The heaviest snow and ice accumulated in south central and southwest Kansas . In Pratt County , 28 inches of snow fell , with snowdrifts reported up to 6 feet deep . At least nine other counties reported 2 feet of snow , the Kansas Adjutant General 's office said . About 17,000 customers in Kansas lost electricity , more than half of those in Sedgwick County . The storm left some travelers stranded and in need of last-minute hotel accommodations , according to the front desk manager at the Econolodge in McPherson . `` We have two honeymoon suites open , but other than that we 're fully booked . We normally have 84 rooms , '' iReporter Sally Kelley said . The housekeepers who made it to work were all outside shoveling , but they struggled to keep up with the snow as it continued falling Saturday afternoon . `` We have n't had people getting mad at us . The people have been great but I think they 're really frustrated . '' The state Adjutant General 's office said whiteout conditions and blowing snow made driving hazardous . The Kansas Department of Transportation shut down several roads in the western and south central part of the state . National Guard Humvees were used to move medical personnel and patients to a hospital in Seward County . In Oklahoma , where more than a foot of snow fell , Gov . Brad Henry declared a state of emergency in 50 counties . The state Department of Transportation had several roads blocked in the state and others remained impassable . `` The only people who can get out of their driveways have 4-wheel drive , '' said iReporter Mark Rennie of Alva , Oklahoma . Meanwhile , rain along the Gulf Coast battered areas around Mobile , Alabama , and Biloxi , Mississippi . Watch how the rain is blocking roads in Mobile , Alabama » . Mobile County Emergency Management Director Walter Dickerson said 4 to 6 inches of rain fell on already saturated ground . Fifteen to 20 roads around Mobile were closed , and several people had to be rescued after flash flooding trapped their cars . In Mobile , heavy rains caused a section of roadway to collapse . Three cars ended up in a large sinkhole , including one vehicle that landed on top of another . No serious injuries were reported . Dickerson said a temporary shelter may be opened for residents displaced by the high waters . In nearby Baldwin County , Alabama , an apartment complex was evacuated and some main roads were closed . The main roadway leading into Biloxi , the Interstate 10 loop , was closed for several hours early Saturday before waters receded and allowed traffic to resume . But more than a dozen other roads around Harrison County remained blocked . Roads were also impassable in some parts of the Florida Panhandle . Officials in the Atlanta , Georgia , metro area , which was under flood watches and warnings , were keeping an eye on surging rivers and creeks .
Strong winds damage Tennessee shopping center . - A tornado touches down in the southern part of Alabama and causes minor damage. Mobile , Alabama , and Biloxi , Mississippi , regions hardest hit by rain .