Montanero...I live about 35miles from Tampa/St Pete, and we have a really good Doppler radar net incorporating most of the TV stations in the Tampa Bay area and NOAA at Ruskin... I have a small digital portable TV from Best Buy, and am able to pick up 5 stations using the telescoping antenna...luckily one station has a tower about 6miles and broadcasts weather...try the unit out before you buy, there was a significant difference in price and quality.... I bought it after the 04/05 hurricane season, with intentions to be used with a 12v auto battery and a female cigarette lighter adapter with battery clamps...plan is to run fan and TV off a couple of car batteries... though I do have a 3500w alternator and a small solar capability

as for will the stations be up...we might have had gusts over 125mph but probably only 85 sustained here, nothing like a tornado