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<\/a>A large tree on Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights did some damage to a car. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\nNumerous Brooklyn Heights residents said their power blinked just as the storm hit. According to NBC, wind gusts<\/a> hit 80 mph.<\/p>\n On Saturday morning, the sound of wood chippers could be heard across Brooklyn, and car owners were out early taking photos of their damaged vehicles for insurance claims.\u00a0<\/p>\n Large tree trunks fell across Pierrepont, Remsen, Clinton and Joralemon streets in Brooklyn Heights. A Parks Department employee told the Brooklyn Eagle that the area had experienced a \u201cmicroburst.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the National Weather Service,\u00a0 a microburst is a sudden, highly concentrated downdraft of sinking air within a thunderstorm. When the cool air hits the ground, it produces intense, damaging winds that can exceed 100 mph.<\/p>\n While trees across the city were hit hard, according to New York City data, 311 logged 100 calls from Brooklyn regarding damaged trees<\/a> from Friday to Sunday. Nine damaged trees were reported in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. Damaged trees were reported on Parade Place near Prospect Park, on Flatbush Avenue in Ditmas Park, on Parkville Avenue and East Third Street in Kensington, on East Eighth and East Ninth streets in Manhattan Terrace, on Avenue H in Flatlands, and many more.<\/p>\n A tree fell in the South Slope<\/a> near 17th Street, and three came down on First Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues, according to commenters on Next Door. \u201cIt was like a mini-hurricane,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n A large tree broke in half in Cadman Park in Downtown Brooklyn, and several were down in Prospect Park, according to Sanitation workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n The strong winds also took down some of the grandstands on Governors Island, which had been set up for the Parade of Sail event. The $200 Premier Access viewing area was so damaged by the storm that it had to be closed, according to event organizer Sail4th.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAfter assessing the site, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Premier Access<\/a> viewing \u2026 in the interest of the safety of our guests and staff,\u201d Sail4th said in a release. The organization said it was working on refunds.<\/p>\n To report a damaged or downed tree, call 311 or visit the NYC Parks Department<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<\/a>Parks Department crews were busy Saturday morning cleaning up fallen trees across Brooklyn. Above: Parks workers collect pieces of a fallen tree on Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n<\/a>Large segments of a tree broke off and fell on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights during Friday\u2019s storm. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n<\/a>A NYC Parks Department worker surveys the damage on Remsen Street after Friday night\u2019s sudden storm. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n<\/a>A large tree in Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn broke at its base and fell during Friday\u2019s high winds. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n<\/a>The top branches of a large tree that blew over Friday night in Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n<\/a>The top branches of a large tree that blew over Friday night in Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n<\/a>The city\u2019s 311 portal logged 100 calls from Friday to Sunday regarding damaged trees in Brooklyn. Other boroughs also suffered tree damage. Map: NYC<\/p>\n