{"id":464376,"date":"2018-02-14T19:51:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T19:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/14\/tuesday-mornings-downpour-caused-by-maritime-instability-meteo\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T19:51:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T19:51:24","slug":"tuesday-mornings-downpour-caused-by-maritime-instability-meteo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/14\/tuesday-mornings-downpour-caused-by-maritime-instability-meteo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday morning&#8217;s downpour caused by maritime instability \u2013 Meteo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 14 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-14<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/97645437.295.jpg\" alt=\"Rains Monday\" title=\"Rains Monday\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Some flooded places in the capital following the rains<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518637884_432_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Head of Forecasting at the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Mr Tetteh Portuphy, says Tuesday\u2019s rainfall in some parts of the capital was caused by what he termed, \u201cmaritime instability.\u201d He said in an interview that the sea had become warmer, causing evaporation, which resulted in cloud formation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Portuphy said this warming of the sea, was the result of pertaining atmospheric heat, caused by the current movement of the sun across the equator towards the northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>He said as a result, although the country was still in the harmattan season, weather systems that caused rainfall, were developing over the sea.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Portuphy said although Tuesday morning\u2019s rain was reported to have caused flooding in certain parts of Accra, it was just a moderate down pour and could not be considered as a heavy one.<\/p>\n<p>He said more of such rains could be expected before the rainy season, because of the pertaining weather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis serves as a curtain raiser, so we must prepare for the actual rains,\u201d Mr. Portuphy said, adding that, there was the need to clear drains and gutters for easy passage of water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us be particularly cautious with flood-prone areas,\u201d said the senior meteorologist.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Portuphy said this morning\u2019s rain-fall first developed on the sea and moved in-land towards Winneba, Cape Coast and Takoradi.<\/p>\n<p>He said the rainfall records ranged from 0.8 millimeters (mm) around the Airport, to 24.7mm at Saltpond.<\/p>\n<p>The down-pour this morning, is reported to have caused flooding in certain parts of the country\u2019s coastal and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in some areas that were affected, such as Mallam and Kasoa, say there was heavy vehicular traffic as a result of the floods.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/1TtNdOP9-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" 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2018-02-14 play videoSome flooded places in the capital following the rains The Head of Forecasting at the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Mr Tetteh Portuphy, says Tuesday\u2019s rainfall in some parts of the capital was caused by what he termed, \u201cmaritime instability.\u201d He said in an interview that 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