Mother Nature’s fury was brief — but very intense — late Saturday afternoon when a rain and wind storm pounded much of the city The storm downed countless trees and power lines as well as overflowed some of the city’s storm system, resulting in the temporary flooding of several intersections.

City fire officials said they responded to at least a half a dozen calls where fallen trees actually hit homes. There was no report of injuries and it was believed no one was forced to vacate their home for the night despite damage to their properties, according to fire officials.

“I was at my front door and saw the tree start to fall” said David Myers, who was in his home with his wife and couple’s three children when a large tree in front of his home suddenly crashed on to his two-story house in the 300 block of Rural Avenue.

He bolted to his children, who were all on the first floor. “My main concern was to get to my kids and make sure they were in a safe area,” he said.

When the tree landed on his roof, “all I heard was a smack,” Myers said.

“The tree went through the side of the house into our bedroom,” he added. He has insurance to cover the damage, he said.

Several trees fell in the 100 and 200 blocks of Eldred Street, north of Brandon Park, including two that damaged two homes.

City fire Platoon Chief Sam Aungst said the storm only lasted 15 to 20 minutes, but the sustained wind and heavy downpour caused significant tree damage, mostly in the East End and northcentral parts of the city.

Other homes that were damaged by downed trees were in the 800 block of Second Street, the 700 block of Belmont Avenue, the 700 block of Malvin Place and the 1200 block of Market Street, Aungst said.

A 9-1-1 dispatcher for the county’s Department of Public Safety said that the dispatch center received just under 50 emergency weather-related calls between 5:15 and 8 p.m. “The majority of the calls were in the city,” he said.

Several downed lines and utility poles forced the closure of a section of Route 44 in Watson Township.

PPL crews were going to be very busy overnight working to restore service to the 700-plus customers who lost power during the storm.

For the second time in 11 days, the Williamsport Home complex was forced to rely on n back-up generator power and Ravine Road, the only access to-and-from the 86-acre facility, was closed off after a tree reportedly fell on a power line, knocking out power to the home.

Some other support lines were knocked to the ground, sparking a small brush fire that firefighters could not attack with hoses until the utility company arrived and shut off power to the damaged lines.