You may be better off getting a dedicated weather radio that picks up National Weather Service broadcasts, which are available 24/7/365 throughout the "lower 48." Many of them today can be left on standby mode, so that if NWS issues a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning for your area, it will sound a loud alarm for 15 seconds before the warning announcement starts. Best of all, most are battery operated. I know for a fact that they'll work in a basement on all but the weakest battery, because I use my 20-year-old, transistor-radio-sized Weatherradio frequently in our basement.
Radio Shack stores carry a good number of weather radios. If you have any Kroger supermarkets nearby, they might have a model in stock right now as well. Kroger's Denver subsidiary has teamed up with a local TV weather guy to offer cut-rate Midland weather radios from prominent store displays. They cost anywhere from $25 to $100 most places; the Midlands run $30 here, and have the standby mode.
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