One option is a NOAA Weather Alert Radio.. In the event of severe weather (or other threat) NOAA sends out a special tone which automatically turns these radio on. They then broadcast a warning as to what the threat is.
Tornadoes can pop up faster than the warnings can go out, but the radio might help.
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