"Stopar" is that part of the local ara that is "less then good".

The Polar Bears that migrate through your village twice a year, OR the hurricanes, tornadoes that come through your area, the wildfires that your area may be prone to, etc.

This was the 2nd derailment that occurred in my area during my life. The 1st was propane RR cars blowing up, 1 per minute, in Laurel, Ms on 14 Feb 1968. We had to evacuate that time although my wife didn't have to evacuate this time. We did take in evacuee's this time.