As a ham radio operator (KG4VPY), I know how important weather information is in any emergency. Keeping the lines of communication open, the ones everyone knows about, is the best way to assist people in a panic.
A bill is currently somewhere in the Senate that will damage those communication lines that involve how the National Weather Service (NWS) can dispense its data. There are a lot of ‘conspiracy’ comments flying about on the ‘net lately about this bill.
WeatherUnderground, or Wunderground as it is also known, has issued a statement (to be more accurate, it is more of an official blog entry) about their opinion on this subject. They also provide the wording of the bill on their site.
I finally found information on the bill (S 786) at the Senate website. (and just in case you ever need it, there is a House of Reps website too.)
Anyway, read the bill, see if you can make sense of it, and if you do, be sure to write to your state senator and give them your opinion.