Was at the Oregon coast a couple of weeks ago and a totally unexpected storm came up. About 1/2 inch rain in less than 1/2 hour followed by high winds (gusts in excess of 50).
Luckily we had closed our awning the night before and didn't open it during this particular day. Unfortunately at least four other folks lost their awnings. 3 completely ripped off and one arms torn loose and awning blew up over the top of the MH and hanging off the other side.
Heard one guy saying his weather alert radio had gone off but still only had 20 minutes warning before this freak storm hit. At least 20 min would give me more warning than.....nada.
Anyone currently using a weather alert radio and what kind? Anything in particular you would recommend I look for in this type of radio??
We are all good at something.....
I just happen to be a good bad example.
We use the portable Red Cross solar/hand crank/battery radio. We used it on the Oregon coast in January when we had 70 mph winds at Lincoln City, and flooding North along the coast.
It is built into the radio in the MH. I think we used it once. Would not miss it if I replaced the radio and I am close to doing that. We usually use the weather information on Sirius Radio.
It's actually made by Sima, has all you need and more, but is easy to program. Receives 80 or so different types of alerts, program out ones you don't want to hear about, add new ones, etc. Gets all the regular NWS channels of course, plus the alert warnings. It's a S.A.M.E. radio, and you can program up to 20 counties to monitor (or program none, and you get all warnings it can receive).
It's AC (as are most) but has AA emergency backup batteries-- and it will take rechargeables, so you can leave it plugged in while in the RV, and it'll work on AC while you overnight, batteries while you travel, then automatically recharge when you have AC again. It's an alarm clock as well, and having that feature saves having to reset the clock all the time, too.
We're in Phoenix, and hadn't heard it make a sound until yesterday, then it went off (alarm, followed by voice)-- Thunderstorm Warning, gusts to 60, etc, in our county and the next one over. Turned on the TV, they didn't broadcast the warning for another five minutes, and since we rarely watch broadcast TV, we'd have never seen it anyway.
We're going to spend the summer in the Midwest, and this is gonna be nice to have.
Don't know the model but it's made by Midland and is a clock radio. You can set it so NOA weather alerts sound an alarm... guess that way we'll be awake when the Tornado strikes.
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine
2007 Foretravel Nimbus
Cummins ISM 500HP
Allison MH4000w/Retarder
I have one like Joppa. Wouldn't be without it. It's one of the first things I set up inside the trailer. After the storms tore up Kissimmee FL area about 4 years ago, I always travel with one .
Beautiful wife of 30 years
23 year old son, college student
100 lb lap dog (Black Labrador & Rhodesian Ridgeback)
2002 F250 4 door, 8 foot bed, 7.3 PSD with Hypertech software, timbrens, 3.73 rear axle
2006 Montana Mountaineer 344RET
We have a Midland also. Very easy to set up and the alarm WILL let you know something is happening. I used to lay awake some nights and would try to find a weather channel to watch to check on storms, but with this radio... no worries at all.
We use a First Alert.....in February our local hardware store had them on sale for $25....so DH bought one for RV, one for house, one for my mom! I really like it and have used it several times already this year!
Snowhawkwoman Big Owl dogs Xena,Phoebe,Spooker,Skippy,Zoe,PJ,Taz Punky - the amazing insane Rving Squirrel 1997 Fleetwood Jamboree 29' The traveling Zoo!
Offline
, and Sarah 
