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Mudslides and Flash Flooding Cut Off San Bernardino Mountain Roads After Mario’s Remnants Drench Region

Damage assessment crews deploy this morning following debris flows in Forest Falls, Oak Glen and Potato Canyon.

Overview

  • State Route 38 remains closed near Jenks Lake after debris flows stranded a group traveling in several vehicles, with officials saying the group is safe.
  • San Bernardino County Fire, operating in unified command with CAL FIRE, reports multiple homes impacted and plans full damage assessments at first light.
  • Fire crews, sheriff’s deputies and search-and-rescue teams conducted rescues of stranded residents and drivers, and no injuries or missing persons were reported as of Thursday night.
  • The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings as short-duration storms dropped multi-inch totals, including 2.68 inches at Fawnskin, 2.30 inches at Forest Falls and 2.09 inches at Big Bear Lake Dam.
  • Forecasters say rainfall has generally tapered in Southern California, with the heaviest impacts tied to moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario.