Consider it just as important as a smoke or carbon monoxide detector. Just recently, the National Weather Service said that they hoped to make weather radios as common as fire detectors. The most common comment heard at this point is that you have a battery powered TV or radio, or rely upon your local stations or even the Weather Channel to provide you with emergency information. Well and good. Most of the tornadoes in the United States and Canada happen near sundown, or later.
Statistics show that many of the killer storms happen after eight o'clock at night.
With a weather radio, when there is a dire emergency requiring your immediate attention, a loud, a VERY LOUD alarm sounds off, guaranteed to wake you up so that you can take action. If you, or someone you know, are disabled, there are devices that flash a very bright light, sound an extremely loud siren, or even vibrate the bed. There really is no reason not to own one of these radios. There is a price range for each family's budget. Without a doubt.