WV and National Disaster News & Weather - February 11, 2026

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West Virginia

Home Care during Freezing Weather

• Preventing home damage after freezing conditions (WZAZ 3) 

• West Virginia State Trooper rescues elderly man trapped for 5 days (WBOY News) 

• WV Rivers calls for stronger flood strategy (The Register-Herald) 

• Smoke from Catlettsburg Marathon refinery part of 'flaring' process, officials say (WOWK 13 News) - A south wind is blowing the smoke toward Ohio. The smoke plume is visible from two of StormTracker 13's weather cameras – one in Catlettsburg through BCEM and another at Marshall University in Huntington. 

• Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council donates 82 cases of treats to local veterans (WV News)

National

FEMA

• FEMA denies Vermont's appeal for aid in 2025 flooding (My Champlain Valley)
• FEMA denies disaster relief meant for storm damaged homes in Illinois (NBC News Chicago)
• Wisconsin's FEMA appeal denied again (News800.com)

• Extreme cold in New York City linked to at least 17 deaths (AccuWeather)
• Upcoming Valentine's Day storm to bring drenching rain to southern US (AccuWeather)
• Cold to pull back in eastern US during week two, three of February (AccuWeather)
• More big storms heading for California, US West starting in mid-February (AccuWeather)
• Death Valley could have rare superbloom in 2026 that is likely already underway (AccuWeather) The National Park Service says the hottest place in North America may soon be covered in wildflowers due to the weather, marking the first superbloom in 10 years. ​

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