San Bernardino County officials expected milder storms before mountains were hammered, records show

San Bernardino County officials expected milder storms before mountains were hammered, records show

The winter storms that battered San Bernardino Mountain communities in February and March might have been the worst ever faced in San Bernardino County. Between Feb. 21 and March 13, more than 4 feet of snow fell on the mountain communities. Roads clogged, stranding residents and workers. Powerlines severed, plunging families into darkness. Six months later, residents of the San Bernardino Mountains still haven’t fully recovered. This is a timel…