WV and National Disaster News & Weather - February 18, 2026

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​West Virginia

Disaster Recovery

• ONE YEAR LATER: Recovery efforts continue in Mercer Co. (WVVA)
• One year later, communities continue to heal and heed lessons from historic flood (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

• West Virginia EMS advocates for steady state funding (WOWK 13 News)

• UPDATE: Strong storms still possible late Thursday (WOWK 13 News)
• Ohio Valley faces 1st severe weather in months on Thursday (AccuWeather)

National News

Air Quality

• Millions Across 3 States Told To Stay Inside (Newsweek)

• 3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them (NPR

• Despite court order, a critical FEMA program remains froze (Grist)
• NC AG Jeff Jackson joins motion to release FEMA rebuilding funds (NC Newsline)
• Washington AG asks court to enforce order preventing FEMA from cutting disaster preparedness funding (KREM News 2)
• Governor Ferguson seeks FEMA aid for December floods across Washington State (NBC Right Now)

• Trump says federal government to step in to protect Potomac River after sewage leak (NBC News)
• DC Water says repairs of pipeline causing the Potomac River sewage spill to take 4-6 weeks (ABC 7 News)

• ​Wildfire explodes across Oklahoma, Kansas as extreme fire danger grips the Plains (AccuWeather) 

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