Weather Alert Radio

[Bowie]

Have just read the thread on WIND in Fulltiming. Eric Roellig mentions his weather alert radio in his response. An excellent point and we don't want it to be lost!! MOC talked about the importance of these handy items at length sometime last spring or summer. We feel that having a weather alert radio turned on at all times in the Monty or the tow vehicle (wherever you are to hear it) is very important especially now that parts of the country are getting to the time of year when tornadoes and thunderstorms are likely. If you don't already own a weather alert radio, please go buy one soon. (We don't have a particular brand to recommend--just buy the best you can afford.) USE IT 24/7!!! It could make an enormous difference in your ability to deal with ugly weather and stay safe. The value of these handy items was brought home to us several years ago when our SIL who is an AF pilot bought one for our daughter to use while he was posted overseas. Kansas, being Kansas, she was happy to have it many times--the bowling alley on their base was named Tornado Alley for good reason! Their house survived a tornado--but the house next door did not! The secret to the usefulness of the weather alert radio is that you must know the name of the county where you happen to be as the alerts are generally issued by county. This requires most of us to bone up on our map-reading skills--an added bonus. Having our radio with us when we travel makes us feel a bit more in control of our destinies--though we know who is really in charge!