Environment Canada explains radar problems
Jul 28, 2011 | 12:04 PM
Environment Canada is now answering for issues with the radar system out of Bethune,which looks for severe weather over southern Saskatchewan.
Up until May, the Bethune station was working more than 95 per cent of the time for the eleven months prior. However, in May, there were issues that caused it to cease operating.
“It was down twice in May for two periods of a few days and then it was down for another two days for maintenance at the end of the month,” said Stephen Holden with Environment Canada.
Holden says because of that, the radar was not working properly 40 per cent of the time. Then there were the July outtages, like last weekend.
