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90.2 mm – Better than a slap in the face with a wet fish!

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Our Weather forecasters are predicting 90.2 mm of rain in total over the dams serving Nelson Mandela Bay between Wednesday 16 August from 05h00 and Thursday 17 August at 14h00 with more to come. Churchill Dam - 16.3 mmm Groendal Dam - 28 mm Impofu Dam - 18.1 mm Kouga Dam - 7.5 mm Loerie Dam - 20.3 mm Total rain predicted up to 14h00 on Thursday: 90.2 mm Listen for the Rain Bird, people! Related Info: Latest Rainfall Forecasts | Churchill Dam, Groendal Dam, Impofu Dam, … [Read more...] about 90.2 mm – Better than a slap in the face with a wet fish!

Rain Road Closures and Precautions to take today

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality have established a Joint Operations Centre as from 07:30 this morning to monitor flooding in low lying areas. The precautionary Joint Operations Centre (JOC) is being established to assess persistent overnight rain, in anticipation of a flood warning by the South African Weather Services in low lying areas and low level crossings. Please heed the following precautions: If possible stay indoors and off the roads, avoid crossing rivers and swollen … [Read more...] about Rain Road Closures and Precautions to take today

Entertainers collaborate to bring fire relief

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An ensemble of South African entertainers will collaborate to bring hope and relief to people affected by the fires which ripped through Thornhill, Port Elizabeth recently. The nationally recognised performers who will take to the stage in the Fire Hour benefit show at The Boardwalk on 15 July 2017 include Dillan Oliphant, Clint Brink, Christo Davids, Tafire, Terra Cox, Lora Joplin and the Stone Sisters. The audience can expect an evening of authentic South African music, comedy and fun. The … [Read more...] about Entertainers collaborate to bring fire relief

PE in the news: Weather Update: More Cape rain, mild conditions across most of SA

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Weather Update: More Cape rain, mild conditions across most of SA: On Tuesday, a 30% chance of rain exists across the coastal region of the Western Cape and parts of the Eastern Cape, stretching from Cape Town across George and Plettenberg Bay, as far as Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape in the morning. In the afternoon ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi owners buy South Africa T20 teams: Meanwhile Hong Kong businessman Sushil Kumar bought the … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Weather Update: More Cape rain, mild conditions across most of SA

Thankful for the rain – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Thankful for the rain: What an absolute pleasure the rain was today.  From the sound of it not much fell in the catchment areas which means we need a lot more but I'm sure at least the lawns around town sighed a sigh of relief. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to … [Read more...] about Thankful for the rain – Featured Blog

J-Bay in the news: Weather Update: Much-needed rain expected across the Northern and Western Cape

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Weather Update: Much-needed rain expected across the Northern and Western Cape: Read News24's story here. SEE: 88 Days of water left in Cape Town A 30% chance of rain has also been forecast across the Eastern Cape across St Francis and Jeffreys Bay. The rest of the interior and coastal regions will be dry and cool. Maximum ... Source: "Jeffreys Bay" - BingNews. Artist’s Corner: Alex Neave: So working as a creative in the surf industry must be pretty rad. As part of our Artist’s Corner … [Read more...] about J-Bay in the news: Weather Update: Much-needed rain expected across the Northern and Western Cape

Think Positive and Prepare for Driving in a Much Needed Rainy Season for PE

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This advice comes from Tony Minnie, Director: Aftersales Nissan and Sub-Sahara who says: It's become an unfortunate reality that South African roads are a hazardous places to be. In December road accidents increased by a staggering 17% compared to the same period in 2015. Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, commented that along with poor attitudes and behaviours on the roads, rainy weather conditions across the country during the festive season also played a part in the crisis South Africa … [Read more...] about Think Positive and Prepare for Driving in a Much Needed Rainy Season for PE

Flowers in the Rain – Flagstaff Arizona Monsoons

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Visit and explore Flagstaff accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Flagstaff selected video for you: This is the second day of the "almost" monsoon season in Flagstaff. This one was a "torrential cloud burst." It didn't last long but it blew hard and heavy for a few minutes. I missed the heaviest rain and wind, but my flowers certainly needed the drink. I love this house because all the daisies in the yard remind me … [Read more...] about Flowers in the Rain – Flagstaff Arizona Monsoons

Get ready for Rain…

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Shoppers at Walmer Shopping Centre in Port Elizabeth can now have a little Rain this Spring! Leading Bath & body product company, Rain, is opening a new shop on 1 October 2016 situated at Shop 109, close to Woolworths. This new addition will be the 17th Rain shop to see the light in South Africa, with 3 in the USA and one opening in Ireland within the next month. Rain offers natural skincare products made from wild harvested ingredients that captures the goodness of Mother Nature in a … [Read more...] about Get ready for Rain…

Geocaching in the rain but under cover – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Geocaching in the rain but under cover: Tuesday morning I was out early to make my mark in the local elections.  A little later the morning we headed over to Baywest for Drama Princess to join some of her friends at the ice rink.  On our way though we did a quick detour to find a Geocache.  The KidZ quickly, and slightly concerned, pointed out that it was pouring outside.  No worries, if it rains then you head … [Read more...] about Geocaching in the rain but under cover – Featured Blog

Rain in Addo

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Visit and explore Addo, Eastern Cape accommodation choices. Click here to submit your favourite Eastern Cape Videos. A MyPE Addo, Eastern Cape selected video for you: A wet day in Addo Elephant Park can be quite enjoyable! Eastern Cape, South Africa. March 2016 Click HERE to find more 'Addo, Eastern Cape' videos. Addo, Eastern Cape video selected based on a YouTube search - Click Here to report any 'offensive' videos. CLICK HERE to submit your favourite … [Read more...] about Rain in Addo

Refreshing rain – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Refreshing rain by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo: I've done a lot of travelling over the last two weeks but aren't complaining.  I love to road trip for work cause it also gives me the chance to sight see and Geocache while I'm at it.  I had to dash up to East London yesterday and drove back this afternoon.  It's been a hot and humid morning and just after Alexandria I encountered the first drops.  Had rain all the way … [Read more...] about Refreshing rain – Featured Blog

Current up to date online report, conditions due to heavy rain

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I have been trying to find some sort of current up to the minute online report on road and other conditions in Port Elizabeth as a result of the current heavy rain. I would have thought that it would be found on your site, fairly easily. Maybe my search criteria are wrong. It may be a good idea to have such a report available for those who wish to know what general conditions are like for those who wish to leave the house for whatever reason. Thank you. Regards Joe Rotheray Editor: … [Read more...] about Current up to date online report, conditions due to heavy rain

Navigating a Storm over Water

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The Property Poser experts are often inundated with queries about stormwater run-off from neighbouring properties and this week's scenario comes from a reader who lives in a sectional title complex. The reader explains that the area in which he lives was flooded some time ago, while he was abroad. At the time, his neighbour outside the complex knocked down the wall separating the two properties, which also happened to be the boundary wall of the complex. This was done to drain water from … [Read more...] about Navigating a Storm over Water