[ 2017-02-02 ]

The rainstorm that hit several parts of Accra Tuesday caused a lot of damage

We failed to alert public about Tuesday’s rainstorm – Ghana Meteo Agency
The Ghana Meteorological Agency has admitted that
it failed to alert the public ahead of Tuesday’s
rainstorm which caused substantial damage to
property with trees and giant billboards falling
off, blocking roads and causing traffic in parts
of Accra and the Eastern region.

According to the Head of Forecast at the
Meteorological Agency, Joe Tetteh Portuphy in an
interview with TV3 said “in our system, we have
bulk radio and TV stations, Ghana Police, NADMO,
National Security, Ministries of Communication and
Information.

“So whoever is sending that data out must make
sure that he includes all these outfits so if you
do and omit one of the bulk emails then it means
you’re leaving one of those people behind.

And I strongly believe that was what
happened…” Some rooftops in Accra including
that of parliament house were ripped off, big
trees fell and blocked major roads in the capital
causing traffic during the storm. Tuesday’s
storm took the nation by surprise as there was no
prior warning.


Meanwhile Mr. Tetteh Portuphy explains the
authority has an hourly and minute monitoring
system which is able to predict weather changes up
to 85 percent accuracy. He said Tuesday’s storm
had a wind speed of one hundred kilometers per
hour, resulting in the pulling down edifices.

On the accusations of predictions that turn out to
be the opposite, Mr. Tetteh Portuphy noted that
forecasting has always been accurate but there are
intermittent changes that occur.

The authority has cautioned residents of
Ketekrachi and its environs in the Volta Region to
prepare for a heavy downpour by 7pm of Wednesday.

Source - 3news.com

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