The Lagos State Government has warned residents of the state to brace up for intense raining season, saying persistent rainfall for 236 days that will come with rainstorms capable of uprooting trees, cables and house roofs is imminent in 2012.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello who disclosed this to Journalists at the presentation of 2012 seasonal rainfall prediction and socio-economic implication, held at Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos,? said the rains would begin this month and ends in November.
According to him, “It has also been predicted that the end of season for 2012 rainfall is 12 November, 2012, with a margin of error of two days, between 10 and 14 November as probable days. A further explanation of this year’s rainfall prediction shows that in the 4th week of March, rain will commence in earnest and increase gradually till late July or early August.
“A break is expected in between, while the rains will start again in late August or early September before the rainy season finally ends in November 2012. The implication of all this is that Lagos State shall experience a rainy season of about 234-238 days, with intermittent stoppage between March and August before restarting and finally ending in November 2012”.
Bello stated that the magnitude of Lagos seasonal rainfall prediction for this year was that Lagos would experience heavy rainfall with serious intensity just like last year, adding that the state was expected to record 1,279mm with marginal error of 50mm.
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