My earlier comment about VHF has three benefits
(1) Most newer radios' allow you to set "Weather Alert". This is a chime, followed by a report that breaks into any channel you may be monitoring in cases of severe weather -- i.e. Severe Thunderstorm Alerts, etc ............. Key word here is SEVERE by the Weather Bureau standards
Even when at a sand Bar, I always leave our VHF on (we monitor an off "16" channel with family & friends)
(2) If you look to the "West" and it looks real ugly, you have the option to switch to Wx or simply open "hail" for someone in that part of the Lake (don't be obnoxious - if someone doesn't answer after the second try -- give it up!)
(3) It is not uncommon for the "Mount" to issue periodic Weather Alerts over Ch 16 from data received on her onboard weather radar if a good size T-Storm is rolling in.
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