A severe storm Saturday morning knocked down trees around Marshall, including this tree near East College Drive.

MARSHALL — Another severe thunderstorm walloped southwest Minnesota early Saturday morning. In Marshall, close to 2 inches of rain fell, while high wind gusts left downed trees and other damage around town.

In a Facebook post Saturday morning, the city of Marshall reported “widespread tree damage throughout the community.” Marshall firefighters and the Marshall Public Works Department were out with heavy equipment early that morning, clearing several fallen trees that were blocking streets. Tree cleanup will continue in upcoming days, the city said.

The National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls reported high wind gusts across the region early Saturday. A gust of 58 miles per hour was reported at the Marshall airport around 4:37 a.m. However, gusts of more than 70 miles per hour were reported in different parts of the region. A 75-mph gust was recorded near the Granite Falls airport around 5:15 a.m., and a 79-mph gust was reported near Hanley Falls at 5:20.

Rainfall accompanying the storm also varied around the Marshall area, the NWS said. A volunteer observer west of Marshall reported more than 2.5 inches of rain, while weather equipment in the city of Marshall reported 1.7 inches.

Storm cleanup continued Saturday morning around Marshall. At Calvary Catholic Cemetery on East Main Street, there were some areas of significant storm damage.

“There were three big trees that were uprooted, and five grave markers were knocked down,” said Marc Klaith, a member of the cemetery board. Klaith and other cemetery board members said they had gotten word of the damage around 8:30 Saturday morning, and came out to help cut up and remove fallen branches.

Near the Lyon County Apartments on South Fourth street, a splintered-off tree trunk had flattened a Little Free Library and scattered books on the ground. Tree branches also caused damage to cars parked on the street.

Dan Marks said he had come over to his mother’s home on South Fourth Street to help clean up after the storm. He said a tree branch had hit the side of his mother’s garage, but bigger trees had come down in other places on Fourth Street. City crews had come in to clear the damaged trees away, he said.

The storm also caused damage to trees and tents at the Lyon County fairgrounds, but the fair was going ahead as scheduled, said Fair Board president Mark Sleiter.

“We had a really good crew who helped clean up this morning,” Sleiter said.

The city of Marshall encouraged residents with property damage from the storm to photograph the damage for insurance purposes before cleaning it up. The city also warned residents that the municipal tree dump site was very muddy with the recent rainfall, and said people should try to dump their tree debris as close to the existing pile as possible.

There are still more chances for rain and storms in the forecast for the Marshall area. The NWS said there are marginal chances for severe storms Saturday night, with additional chances for thunderstorms and rain on Sunday. NWS forecasts show conditions clearing up a little early next week, with more sun and temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s.