If you want to hear the weather and all the FM stations are broadcasting Eric Clapton for the 40000000'th time then you will have to wait on the schedule of the DJ while they attempt to sell oriental rugs to the Muzak Anesthetized PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER.. OTOH if you have the weather channel you can turn on the radio and in 10 min be fully updated on the storm track and the local weather and know the potential of needed evacuation for the next week. This helpful in planning ahead and being prepared ahead of the declaration of the state of emergency which is required to take the stupid DJ off the air and put FEMA in charge of the FM Band.

If you go further and get some VHF and UHF monitoring ability on the HAM bands you can follow the direct information on the emergency as it is happening rather than wait for the digested calming reassuring BS is propagandized through the PD and FEMA to keep the peace and sent out over the PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER. bands of AM / FM