In an interview with Ghana News Agency, he said “we are still in the Hamattan  season” and that the rainy season normally commence in the month of March, April or May.   Mr Portuphy said the end of January in every decade within a period of 30 years  has been characterised with such rains. 

He noted that the GMA was yet to issue its seasonal forecast of when exactly to  expect the upcoming rainy season.   He admonished farmers along the lowland areas that they could commence  preparation of lands for the rainy season since floods characterize such areas during  heavy downpour.

“We have to work on our choked gutters,” he advised, adding that gutters should  to be desilted to pave way for the rain to freely flow during the wet season.   The GMA yesterday at 1500hours issued a weather warning to the public that a  rainstorm observed over the seas of Togo was to produce thunderstorm and rain mostly  over the eastern coastal areas of the country, which confirmed the heavy downpour yesterday.

 The thunderstorm and rain, according to the weather warning, was expected to  affect Agbozome, Keta and Ada at 1500-1800hours and Accra, Tema and Madina at 1800-2000hours as well as Cape Coast, Saltpong and Winneba at 1900-2100hours.  In other development, the heavy downpour on Tuesday caused the collapse of huge  billboards along some major roads in Accra as well the felling of some trees. The part  of the roof of Parliament House was ripped off in addition to other major devastations  in the capital city.