Thought I'd bring this back up to the top since storm season isn't too far away and people might want to consider adding a wx radio to their equipment list, if they don't have a wx radio already.
My first was a Radio Shack (actually it was a Realistic, which tells how old I am). It was cube-shaped, small tuning knob on the bottom, a bar along one side toggled on/off, no alert feature.
Now all of my ham rigs have three memory channels with the NWR freqs used in Oklahoma in them. That way I don't have to carry my handheld Midland wx radio with me, unless I want to pick up NWR and still monitor other freqs.
Then, I could carry my PRO-95 scanner. I set WX as the priority channel.
I mainly use the Midland handheld to listen to while getting dressed in the morning. Of course, I try to catch the Hazardous Weather Outlooks during storm season, since I effectively don't have Internet access at home.
I also have a Midland desktop model, new and unopened. I won it at a ham radio club Christmas Party, just like I won the handheld a few years ago.