First assessment finds 3 homes destroyed after Thursday’s flooding in Forest Falls, highway still closed

Recovery efforts continued Saturday, Sept. 21, after Thursday’s torrential rain caused massive flooding in several San Bernardino Mountain communities including Oak Glen, Potato Canyon and Forest Falls.

The storm triggered mud and debris flows that severely damaged homes in Forest Falls and stranded motorists on Highway 38 and Oak Glen.

The damage assessment for homes in Forest Falls was completed Saturday, said firefighter Christopher Prater, a San Bernardino County Fire Department spokesman.

That assessment, he said, found that three single-family residences were destroyed; one single-family residence received major damage; two single family homes sustained minor damage; and five single family homes were “affected” meaning they were partially — 9% or less — damaged.

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