More than 70 trees fell on power lines across Huntsville in Saturday's severe thunderstorm that also toppled a handful of trees in Brahan Spring Park.

The public works department for the city of Huntsville said Monday it has received 85 reports of trees down on roads across the city.

The National Weather Service forecast office in Huntsville said that storm winds peaked at 90 mph and produced extensive wind damage across Madison County.

The damage was particularly concentrated and intense along and south of US Highway 72 and its eastward extension to Interstate 565, according to a weather service preliminary summary of the storm.

Huntsville Utilities spokesman Gary Whitley said on Monday morning that it's the most downed trees to be affecting power lines in recent memory, possible extending back to historic 2011 tornado outbreak.

Storm damage also occurred in Limestone, Cullman and Jackson counties, the weather service said, and the width of damage at its largest point was about 40 miles.

The damage was caused by "intense straight-line winds," the weather service report said.

The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 5:41 p.m. on Saturday after wind gusts of more than 50 mph were reported at Huntsville International Airport. Winds of 60 mph were expected with the storm, according to the warning.

Whitley said Monday morning about 200 customers were still without power. By early Monday afternoon, that number had dropped to about 30 customers.

The downed trees and large limbs were on the ground in Brahan Spring Park east of Milton Frank Stadium. A pavilion was heavily damaged by a fallen tree in the park at First Street and Newby Road.

Steve Ivey, director of parks and recreation for the city of Huntsville, said it's too soon to know if the pavilion will be a total loss. The tree fell on the eastern end of the large pavilion and Ivey said structural engineers will investigate once the debris is cleared to see if it can be salvaged.

Overall, Ivey said the count is still ongoing on the number of trees that were lost in the park. A telephone pole was also snapped at the ground that will have to be replaced, Ivey said.

Updated today, May 22, 2017, at 2:24 p.m. with new information from the National Weather Service.

Updated today, May 22, 2017, at 4:02 p.m. with number of trees reported down on roads in Huntsville.