Early on March 7, 2023, the Ghana Meteorological Agency published a weather report outlining the reasons why heavy rains were predicted to fall in some areas of the nation.
The storm alert read: “Southeastern Ghana has been engulfed by a rain bearing cloud. This is producing rain of varying intensity within the Volta region.”
It continued: “Areas within the Greater Accra and Eastern will be affected before drifting to the Central, Western and parts of the Ashanti,” it concluded.
“The rain is likely to lead to flash floods in parts of Greater Accra. Be advised accordingly,” the Agency stated in a followup tweet.
GhanaWeb was able to confirm that Accra’s capital was experiencing heavy rainfall at the time this report was filed.
According to our social media checks, the rain looked to be drifting, with some users alerting the Meteo on Twitter that the rain had stopped where it was.
Early this morning is probably when we will fully understand the effects of the rain. It is the first time in 2023 that it has rained a lot.
Every time it rains excessively, portions of the capital have experienced flooding problems and occasionally even displacement.