Disbanding of federal weather radar research group will hamper tornado-warning ability, experts say

Muzammil Hussain July 09, 2026

A dark blue sky and tornado are seen in the distance, looking down a highway with green fields on either side.

Federal government cuts to a weather radar research group will limit the ability of weather forecasters to spot coming tornadoes — like one that recently hit a Winnipeg neighbourhood without any advance alert being issued, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Manitoba warns.

Federal government cuts to a weather radar research group will limit the ability of weather forecasters to spot coming tornadoes — like one that recently hit a Winnipeg neighbourhood without any advance alert being issued, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Manitoba warns. A dark blue sky and tornado are seen in the distance, looking down a highway with green fields on either side.

Federal government cuts to a weather radar research group will limit the ability of weather forecasters to spot coming tornadoes — like one that recently hit a Winnipeg neighbourhood without any advance alert being issued, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Manitoba warns.