Denis... I was thinking smaller, and will probably get something like this Ambient Weather model... or Kaito... lots of choices, but I have an old CB in the car with NOAA channels and good WX alert at home



http://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Weather-WR-090-Emergency-Flashlight/dp/B0083J46Q4/ref=sr_1_28?ie=UTF8&qid=1353471475&sr=8-28&keywords=am%2Ffm+radio