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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.meteo.gov.gh/cap-alert-style.xsl"?><cap:alert xmlns:cap="urn:oasis:names:tc:emergency:cap:1.2"><cap:identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.288.2023.2026.5.22.13.32.0</cap:identifier><cap:sender>cafo@meteo.gov.gh</cap:sender><cap:sent>2026-05-22T13:32:00-00:00</cap:sent><cap:status>Actual</cap:status><cap:msgType>Alert</cap:msgType><cap:scope>Public</cap:scope><cap:info><cap:language>en</cap:language><cap:category>Met</cap:category><cap:event>Thunderstorms/Squall lines</cap:event><cap:urgency>Immediate</cap:urgency><cap:severity>Severe</cap:severity><cap:certainty>Observed</cap:certainty><cap:audience>Oti, Volta, Eastern, Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Western, Bono East, Western North, Bono and Ahafo Regions</cap:audience><cap:eventCode><cap:valueName>OET:v1.2</cap:valueName><cap:value>OET-194</cap:value></cap:eventCode><cap:effective>2026-05-22T13:31:00+00:00</cap:effective><cap:onset>2026-05-22T13:35:00+00:00</cap:onset><cap:expires>2026-05-22T19:30:00+00:00</cap:expires><cap:senderName>Ghana Meteorological Agency</cap:senderName><cap:headline>Rainstorm spreading over southern Ghana</cap:headline><cap:description>A moderate rainstorm that propagated into Ghana in the early hours of the day is currently casting cloudy conditions whiles producing varying intensities of thunderstorms and rainfall activities over parts of coast and the forest belt.. The rainstorm is currently engulfing the eastern portions of the country and it is expected to insensify whiles spreading across other areas over southern Ghana.</cap:description><cap:instruction>Windy conditions are likely to be experiened over some areas so stay indoors if you don't need to go outside.
Motorist and pedastrians are advised to avoid moving through flood waters especially over low lying areas to prevent any form accidents.</cap:instruction><cap:web>https://www.meteo.gov.gh/alerts/weather-warning-rainstorm-spreading-over-southern-ghana/</cap:web><cap:contact>cafo@meteo.gov.gh</cap:contact><cap:area><cap:areaDesc>Southern Ghana</cap:areaDesc><cap:polygon>7.632006,0.562113 6.865981,0.543613 6.462341,0.657401 6.106871,1.193831 5.799683,0.901233 5.799683,0.348547 5.654114,0.169737 5.557048,-0.23665 5.249567,-0.886868 4.941934,-1.66713 4.763765,-1.99224 5.022904,-3.113866 5.103864,-2.70748 5.540868,-2.70748 6.090707,-3.113866 6.65613,-3.211399 7.237028,-3.032589 8.155233,-2.577436 7.938012,-1.761931 8.886755,-0.103874 8.340305,0.692157 7.632006,0.562113</cap:polygon></cap:area></cap:info></cap:alert>