Inclement Weather -- Staying On Top of News

Newbienac wrote:
Hello Everyone. Well it's official now. We just got back from a 2.5 day camping experience in my new (1991) Toyota Dolphin at Three-River State Park in NorthWest Florida. Hot water wouldn't ignite, but that was the worst. Here's my question for you in light of that 8-wheeler that turned on it's side in gusts of 66-plus in Idaho yesterday

What does everyone do to stay "current" with weather moving in and out of towns? I DO have a S.A.M.E. weather alert, but I just can't imagine having to program every step of the way (yeah, even a bit silly sounding to me); but yet, it seems equally silly to expect to hear current weather on a local radio station.

Do we pretty much rely upon our IPADs/computers/TVs for the current 24 hour forecasting? I'm preparing, now, to go cross-country come end of April. Ya know, it's never the tough questions that get me (because I don't know what they are lolol), it's the seemingly logical ones.... Thanks for your patience with me as I learn...

Beth
First Voyage last week! Whooohoooo
1991 Dolphin Toyota, V6/R22

we do a couple of things while driving...

- we listen to local AM radio, FM if no AM stations can be heard.

- we have a weather alert radio that will activate when a warning is issued and we don't seem to need to program it. it's a part of our CB radio (which is always on Ch 19). I've had it for years and as I recall it scans the wx channels and will open when it detects the emergency alert tones.

- we have severe weather apps on our cell phones which will alert us...if we have cell coverage (that's why we also carry the weather alert radio).

- we don't start out driving if the forecast is for heavy winds. and if I feel the winds getting too rough we stop for the night.