Meteorological Analysis of Floods in Ghana

Table 2

Miller checklist of some selected parameters for severe weather adopted from Tajbakhsh et al. [43].

Parameter	Case A		Case B		Miller checklist
	12 UTC	18 UTC	12 UTC	18 UTC	Weak	Moderate	Strong
Surface pressure	1015 hPa	1014 hPa	1014 hPa	1012 hPa	>1010 hPa	1010–1005 hPa	<1005 hPa
Dew point	22°C	23°C	21°C	22°C	<2.8°C	12.8–17.8°C	18.3°C
CAPE	2282 J/kg	1039 J/kg	2439 J/kg	1997J/kg	800–1500 J/kg	1500–2500 J/kg	>2500 J/kg
Mean RH	90%	70%	90%	80%	70–80% or 40–50%	50–70%	50–70%
850–500 hPa wind shear	5–35 kts	5–35 kts	5–25 kts	5–20 kts	15–25 kts	26–35 kts	>35 kts