The private sector has been trying for years to reduce the National Weather Service's resources. Perhaps that's not the entire story of why NWS has IT constraints right now. But it's still pretty frustrating how Accuweather keeps trying to limit what NWS can distribute for free, because they would rather sell it to the American public.

Here's an oldie but a goodie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service_Dutie...