One man she chatted with at a Park Slope laundry told her to get a weather radio and hand warmer.
I'd been listening to my weather radio.
A weather radio is a device which receives normal and emergency weather broadcasts.
When the weather radio sends the ominous signal that a tornado is near, most people run for cover.
When the air felt like this back home, my parents turned on the weather radio, just to be sure.
These "weather radios" are available for prices ranging from US$20 and up.
My weather radio had predicted southwest winds of 15 to 25 miles an hour.
Except for the Midland, each has a built-in weather radio.
Another perfect day today, 80 percent chance of rain tomorrow, says the weather radio.
Cobra will have a unit with a weather radio that will turn on automatically for an alert.