The best emergency radios do three things: pull in NOAA weather alerts, charge without wall power, and survive getting thrown in a go bag for months. I have relied on weather radios during mutual aid storm deployments in Florida and Texas where cell service was gone and broadcast TV was offline. A $40 hand crank radio was the only source of local emergency information for our whole crew. Here are the five worth buying. Top Pick After comparing the field, this is the one I’d spend my own mo