NWS has halted its automated translation services, which will likely impact the accessibility of weather alerts for non-English speakers locally.

A contract lapse has paused automated translations of emergency weather alerts, affecting more than 68 million non-English speakers in the U.S. The National Weather Service (NWS) has paused language translation services of its products for non-English speakers living in the U.

A change at the National Weather Service could put half a million Oklahoma lives at risk. For now, the weather service will no longer translate weather alerts for non-English speakers.