WV and National Disaster News & Weather - February 20, 2026

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West Virginia

Crime

• Police: 3 dead identified in suspected Nicholas County double murder, suicide (WOWK 13) 

Weather

• Two tornado warnings issued while you slept overnight (WSAZ)

National News

FEMA

• State Officials Are on Edge About FEMA's Bandwidth as DHS Shutdown Drags on (Notus.org)
• US orders restrictions on new FEMA disaster deployments during DHS shutdown (Reuters)
• FEMA approves disaster aid for Louisiana winter storm (KTAL News)
• More Tennessee counties eligible for FEMA help after winter storm (The Tennessean)
• FEMA sends $33.4M to support rebuilding and recovery in the islands (KHON News 2)

• The Catastrophe on the Potomac Is A Stark Warning to Cities Delaying Water Infrastructure Upgrades (American Rivers)
• Potomac River E-coli levels skyrocket after 240 million gallons of sewage pour into waterway (NBC)
• Potomac Sewage Spill: Mounting questions as repair and cleanup continue (FOX 5 DC)
• Sewage spill threatens Potomac ecosystem as experts monitor bacterial risks (WUSA 9)
• Growing Potomac spill threat raises new concerns ahead of cherry blossom season (WUSA 9)
• Scientists worry about lasting damage from Potomac sewage spill (NPR)
• Piscataway Indian Nation Responds To Potomac River Sewage Spill (The BayNet)          

• Chances of rain, wintry mix for Virginia, Maryland, DC heading into weekend (ABC7 News)
• Nor'easter threat looms as snowstorm set to blanket mid-Atlantic, southern New England (AccuWeather)
• El Nino is brewing: Here's what it means for US weather in 2026 (AccuWeather)

• ​Oklahoma, Kansas wildfire consumes area larger than New York City as new fires spark in Texas (AccuWeather) 

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