I have this Radio Shack 7-Channel Handheld Weatheradio® with SAME Operation, and you can program out all those persistent "20% chance of sprinkles" messages by setting what alerts you want to be notified about: tornado, earthquake, volcano, etc. I think you can also program multiple counties for the SAME (Specific Area) alerts.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index....rentPage=search
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I found that it burned through the 3 AA batteries rather quickly (in hours rather than the claimed 4 days), so I use NiMH rechargeable AAs, and I stopped using it except when in the 1-day path of a hurricane while on vacation (because I'm always in the direct path of a hurricane when I go on vacation), the only time I've ever actually had to bug out. If I was in Oklahoma or California, I'd buy an A/C adapter and a box of batteries.

Note the user comments on the web-site. The volume is way too loud on its quietest setting--a good feature if you need to wake up and leave, otherwise highly annoying.