Heavy Rain & Flood Watch

How much rain has fallen and how much is coming, set against the downpours that flood NIB Road, Melcom and the Kingsway–Tantri stretch. A heads-up that heavy rain is on the way — not a flood warning.

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When heavy rain has caused flooding here

The 29 April 2025 downpour

A single evening's rain left NIB Road, the Melcom area and the Kingsway-to-Tantri stretch under water and residents stranded in their homes; taxi fares jumped about 30% while it lasted. "It's a recurring problem," one trader told the Ghana News Agency — "the gutters are always clogged, and it's only a matter of time before the next floods set in."

Source: Ghana News Agency — Cape Coast inundated after Tuesday downpour, 30 April 2025, checked 23 July 2026 (2 months ago).

Why Cape Coast floods so fast

The town's small streams drain through wetlands into the Fosu Lagoon at Bakano, and choked gutters back up long before the lagoon does. A study cited by ICLEI found the metro lost about a quarter of its dense vegetation between 1991 and 2018, so rain now runs straight off hard ground. That is why one heavy hour can flood the same low streets again and again — and why "Which Areas Flood" here on Town Tools maps the spots that go under first.

When heavy rain comes: who to follow

This page reads a rain forecast — it is not an alert service. Flood rescue, clearing the drains and any evacuation are these bodies' job, and in Cape Coast the word reaches most people first on the radio.

Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet)

The national forecaster's own outlook and any heavy-rain advisory.

Website: meteo.gov.gh

NADMO — National Disaster Management Organisation

Coordinates flood response. Reach them through the national emergency line, 112.

Website: nadmo.gov.gh

Ghana National Fire Service

Flood rescue and pumping out. Dial 192, or 112 for any emergency.

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