WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) are pressing the National Weather Service (NWS) for answers after the agency issued no tornado watch alert ahead of the four March 6, 2026 tornadoes that devastated Southwest Michigan communities, claiming the lives of four people and injuring more than 20 others. In a letter to NWS Director Ken Graham, the senators asked for clarity into what prevented NWS from issuing the watch and what changes are necessary to improve NWS' ability to provide timely and accurate forecasting, predictions, and alerts moving forward.
"We mourn for those who lost their lives to this storm, and we stand fully prepared to...