Mark... I would suggest a good table stand weather alert radio with SAME county specific warning alerts...unless you need the charger, most of the night stand versions have AA backup, with regular AM/FM and alarm clock functions...I have standardized my hurricane electronics to AAs where possible...I do have an old dynamo crank Grundig FR200 (either Eaton bought Grundig or vise versa) that has done good service, but after the 04 hurricane season, I decided on a digital TV for entertainment and weather updates ...
Martin Forcazio commented that his Midland W300 had suddenly quit, and that he had found others with the same problem, so when my W300 picked up a lot of noise, I purchased a Reecom R1630 (without AM/FM but has alarm clock)... when I programmed it, I noticed that I had entered the frequency for a repeater station and not the main broadcast station.... I checked the older Midland and found that I had done the same there... when I entered the main freq of 162.55mHz both were very clear... so now I have two alert radios....peace of mind