On a lark I ordered a weather radio from Amazon a little while back. Since I live in the storm-infested Midwaste, I thought it was a good idea.
It arrived, I plugged it in, and somewhat familiarized myself with how it worked.
And then two days later it was lit up, blaring as a tornado was making kindling of homes about a mile from where I live (West Omaha, Nebraska).
While the cell phone also kicked off, I like the redundancy and non-reliance on cell.
(Apparently the sound of the tornado warning is already imprinted in the mind of one of my cats. While I was watching tornado videos on YouTube, she crawled under the couch when she heard the familiar sound coming from my laptop.)
I'd argue this is an essential purchase if you live in storm country. The loud "beep beep beep" of the weather radio has become part of the usual sounds of spring for me.
Glad you made it out of the tornado intact. I'm in Kansas and I really dislike this time of year.
It arrived, I plugged it in, and somewhat familiarized myself with how it worked.
And then two days later it was lit up, blaring as a tornado was making kindling of homes about a mile from where I live (West Omaha, Nebraska).
While the cell phone also kicked off, I like the redundancy and non-reliance on cell.
(Apparently the sound of the tornado warning is already imprinted in the mind of one of my cats. While I was watching tornado videos on YouTube, she crawled under the couch when she heard the familiar sound coming from my laptop.)