@bcrypt
Others, will have a better answer, but I have a couple of older 1m and 70cm mobile Kenwood radios I picked up used (and cheap) at a ham fest.

I use them from my desk, but could just as easily run them from a vehicle (what they were made for), or in a pack with a battery.

Locally during a disaster it should be enough to check in on a repeater, ARES, a weathernet, etc.

I also have a portable SWL radio, and a larger used HF rig, that may be help with longer range comms and news.