Severe weather in Alabama: Photos, videos of damage

Thunderstorms rocked Alabama on Thursday, causing damage across the state and leaving tens of thousands of residents without power.

The Gadsden area appeared to be the hardest hit in the state, although the storms also rolled through central and west Alabama along with the eastern part of the state.

Parts of Tabor Road on Lookout Mountain were closed as the Gadsden-Etowah County Emergency Management Agency and the City of Gadsden worked to recover from the storm, the city announced.

As of 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Tabor Road was closed at the intersection at Noccalula Parkway by the Noccalula Falls campground. Travelers were urged to avoid the road within the city limits.

A detour was set up from Tabor Road to Delmont Street to Lay Springs Road for through traffic.

Damage in Gadsden included toppled trees, shattered concrete and broken fences:

Debris was also strewn about at the World’s Longest Yard Sale on Tabor Road:

Alabama Power reported more than 29,000 customers without electricity as of 6:13 p.m. Thursday, according to the utility’s outage map. The City of Gadsden said 5,700 customers there were without power there and 10,800 in all of Etowah County.

In Walker County, authorities said a woman was struck in the arm by lightning while in her home but she is expected to be OK.

The storms also caused damage in north Alabama, where some roads were impassable in Morgan County: