More than 1,000 people in Lake Arrowhead spent another night with no heat in freezing temperatures after a winter storm last week knocked down several trees and power lines.
The storm began with a fresh coat of powder but then conditions took a turn, covering trees in ice. The weight ripped off branches and split trees in half, which took down power lines with them.
"This is the worst damage we've ever had... luckily our house is still fine but the truck, no," James said of their truck with serious damage to the front windshield and hood.as of Tuesday morning with no word on when power will be fully restored. Impacted residents have been doing everything they can to stay warm at night when temperatures drop below freezing.
"I've had no heat, no electricity. I'm thankful to have hot water. I have a friend coming with backup batteries," said Chloe Thomas. Many in the mountain community were prepared with generators and other supplies, but many say this was the worst storm they've seen in years. But after several days, residents are growing frustrated with the slow return of power.
"It might be back on tonight, it might be back on Thursday. Saturday night, they told us that it might be back on. We really don't know at this point. We're just kind of trying to survive, I guess," Thomas said.
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