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Residents in several communities in the San Bernardino Mountains were without power following a series of storms that dumped over 2 feet of snow in the area, authorities said Friday.

A Forest Falls resident digs a vehicle out of the snow post-storm on Jan. 8, 2016. (Credit: KTLA)
A Forest Falls resident digs a vehicle out of the snow post-storm on Jan. 8, 2016. (Credit: KTLA)

Forest Falls, Jenks Lake and Barton Flats were all without electricity, according to Tracey Martinez, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department. Southern California Edison data showed Lake Arrowhead was affected as well.

Residents were not stranded and mountain roads had been cleared of snow, Martinez said. Roads were blocked in the area to allow access only to residents, she said.

Access was limited at Valley of the Falls Drive on Highway 38 because Southern California Edison was working to restore power.

Deyanira Bakke provided this photo to KTLA of damage at her daughter's Forest Falls home on Jan. 7, 2016.
Deyanira Bakke provided this photo to KTLA of damage at her daughter’s Forest Falls home on Jan. 7, 2016.

Fire Battalion Chief Larry LaVogue said his main concern was access to the area for utility crews working to restore power. The roadway was closed to facilitate cleanup and help get electricity running again, he said.

Photos from the area showed the storm left trees down and power lines cut, and some were coping with fallen trees and vehicles still buried in snow.

Josh Olsen said a pine tree fell on two vehicles in his garage and struck his neighbor’s propane tank.

“Then later on, about noon yesterday, a branch from this tree fell and crushed the rest of the car,” Olsen said Friday, gesturing overhead.

Another could fall at any time, he said. His wife and children have left the home for safety reasons.

The three lumps in this photo are two SUVs and a pickup truck in Forest Falls on Jan. 7, 2016. (Credit: Joanna Deane)
The three lumps in this photo are two SUVs and a pickup truck in Forest Falls on Jan. 7, 2016. (Credit: Joanna Deane)

KTLA viewers told the station that residents in Forest Falls had been without power since Wednesday.

Southern California Edison’s outage map showed nearly 600 customers in the Forest Falls area without power as of Friday morning. About 175 were affected in the Jenks Lake area.

Those residents were not expected to see power restored until over the weekend, with some not until Sunday evening, according to Edison estimates.

Nearly 1,000 were without power in Lake Arrowhead, but they were expected to see power restored Friday afternoon, the map showed.

Those who need shelter during the “prolonged power outage” were asked to call the American Red Cross immediately at 909-380-7230.