I should have been more specific, but yes they will make it on the BBC but it will be mostly " a Hurricane hit New Orleans in the USA killing hundreds" but nothing specific enough to be of use to those in the situation. I agree with the other poster who said Sw is a hobby, it would give you something to pass the time if your stuck in the shelter but thats about it. I wouldn't pass a radio that had it for that reason but I wouldn't want SW over NOAA or something else.
My first SW, I wasn't even in high school yet, built on a cardboard box along with various am radios from crystal to a few transistors.