“Storm Over South Central”

 Engaging short stories and thought-provoking poems are part of author Charles L. Chatmon’s new book Storm Over South Central.

Storm Over South Central offers readers an interesting read of Chatmon’s points of view of the oft-mentioned community while at the same time, humanizes its characters in the short stories in facing life altering decisions that affects the people close to them. Other tales are humorous and can be described as fables revealing issues that are not exclusive to South Los Angeles.

Readers will discover topics in Chatmon’s poems to be informative, eye-opening and hopefully will spark conversation. Subjects such as gun violence by law enforcement, romance, standing for truth plus many others are bound to whet the reader’s appetite for positive, conscious messages.

About Charles L. Chatmon

Charles L. Chatmon is an author/poet who lives in the city of Los Angeles, California.

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Storm Eunice Will See Parcel Delays in Scotland

 Delivery operations across Aberdeenshire were halted on Friday afternoon as Storm Eunice swept through the North of Scotland.

By midday, Pegasus Couriers asked their 25 drivers travelling across the Aberdeenshire area to return to the depot.

The driver recall was issued after several main bypasses closed, leaving tractors, cars and trucks stranded on major routes.

This comes after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for heavy snow in the north and north-east of Scotland.

Pegasus Couriers Aberdeen on-site manager, Darren Henderson, said that recall was for the safety of their drivers.

“This is blizzard conditions and very dangerous. The combination of strong winds, heavy rain, icy roads, and snow make it very tricky to drive – particularly to outer lying areas. Some of the roads have been closed and others are blocked with commuters trapped in their vehicles,” he said. “We are getting reports of tractors getting stuck while attempting to assist.”

Henderson added that driver safety was a priority for the company. “After talking to several drivers, we decided to recall them back to the depot in line with our safety plan,” he said.

At about 11am on Friday, the North East Police sent a Tweet stating: “A large number of vehicles are currently struggling to travel up the Tyrebagger at the A96 between Blackburn and Aberdeen. Craibstone is also heavily affected. As a result, there are large tailbacks and significant delays. Again, please only travel if your journey is necessary.”

Regional manager Michal Zwierzynski said that his teams were monitoring the weather and road closures across the north of Scotland. “We apologise for any delays in deliveries and will work hard over the weekend, weather permitting, to make up for the delay. This is an unforeseen circumstance and we are monitoring the situation. We will be in full operation once it is safe to do so. I am in constant communication with the depot managers and the drivers to make sure we limit any delays as much as possible.”

This comes only three weeks after a crane lifted a courier van out of a ditch after being forced off the road, near Keith due to the high winds.

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Hong Kong – Tropical Storm Lionrock situation report (5)

Tropical Storm Lionrock situation report (5)

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     The No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal issued by the Hong Kong Observatory this morning (October 9) remains in force.

     The Home Affairs Department has so far opened 21 temporary shelters in various districts and 121 people have sought refuge.

     As at 10pm, the 1823 Government Call Centre and Leisure and Cultural Services Department have respectively received 165 reports and one report of fallen trees. The Drainage Services Department has confirmed three flooding cases. The number of landslide reports received by the Civil Engineering and Development Department remained three.

     According to the Hospital Authority, as at 10pm, 13 people (three men and 10 women) have sought medical treatment at public hospitals due to typhoon-related injuries.

Hong Kong – Tropical Storm Lionrock situation report (4)

Tropical Storm Lionrock situation report (4)

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     The No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal issued by the Hong Kong Observatory this morning (October 9) remains in force.

     The Home Affairs Department has so far opened 20 temporary shelters in various districts and 94 people have sought refuge at the shelters.

     As at 7pm, the 1823 Government Call Centre has received 149 reports of fallen trees. The Drainage Services Department has confirmed three flooding cases. The three reports of landslides received by the Civil Engineering and Development Department remain unchanged.

     According to the Hospital Authority, as at 7pm, nine people (two men and seven women) have sought medical treatment at public hospitals during the typhoon period.

Very likely to move slowly north-north-westwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm by 24th May morning and further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 24 hours

According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD): (Time of issue: 2015 HOURS IST, Dated: 23-05-2021, INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT)

Depression over eastcentral Bay of Bengal(Pre-Cyclone watch for Odisha – West Bengal coasts).

 The Depression over eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved west-north-westwards with a speed of 5 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 1730 hrs IST of today, the 23rd May, 2021 near latitude 16.2°N and longitude 89.9°E, about 590 km north-northwest of Port Blair (Andaman Islands), 570 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 670 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha) and 650 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal). It is very likely to move slowly north-north-westwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm by 24th May morning and further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 24 hours. It would continue to move north-north-westwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by 26th May morning.

It is very likely to cross north Odisha – West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar islands by evening of 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.             

Forecast track and intensity are given in the following table:

Date/Time(IST) Position (Lat. 0N/ long. 0E) Maximum sustained surface wind speed (Kmph) Category of cyclonic disturbance
23.05.21/1730 16.2/89.9 45-55 gusting to 65

Depression

24.05.21/0530 16.7/89.6 60-70 gusting to 80

Cyclonic Storm

24.05.21/1730 17.3/89.4 80-90 gusting to 100

Cyclonic Storm

25.05.21/0530 17.9/88.8 100-110 gusting to 120

Severe Cyclonic Storm

25.05.21/1730 19.2/88.3 135-145 gusting to 160

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm

26.05.21/0530 20.8/87.6 155-165 gusting to 185

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm

26.05.21/1730 21.8/87.0 120-130 gusting to 145

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm

27.05.21/0530 22.5/86.5 70-80 gusting to 90

Cyclonic Storm

27.05.21/1730 23.4/85.8 40-50 gusting to 60

Depression

Warnings: (i)         Rainfall:  •Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places on 23rd & 24th May.

•Odisha:Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall in the north coastal districts on 25th, heavy to very heavy rains at a few places with extremely heavy falls in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places in Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar on 26th May and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in north interior Odisha on 27th. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over south coastal districts of Odisha during 25th and 26th May.

• West Bengal & Sikkim:Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall over Medinipur, South & north 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts on 25th, extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jhargram, Medinipur, North & south 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Nadia, Bardhaman, Bankura, Purulia, Bhirbhum and heavy falls at isolated places over Murshidabad, Malda and Dakshin Dinajpur Districts on 26th May and heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Malda & Darjeeling,  Dinajpur, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Sikkim and  heavy rain at a few places over Bankura, Purulia, Bardhaman, Bhirbhum & Murshidabad on 27th May.

• Jharkhand: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jharkhand and extremely heavy rainfall over southeast Jharkhand on 26th& 27th May.

• Bihar: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Bihar on 27th May.

• Assam & Meghalaya: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya on 26th& 27th May.

(ii) Wind warning:

  • Squally wind speed reaching 45–55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to prevail over and around Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andaman Sea & adjoining eastcentral and southeast Bay of Bengal during next 06 hours. It is very likely to increase becoming 55–65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph over eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea from tonight. It is very likely to increase further becoming Gale wind speed reaching 70 to 80 gusting to 90 kmph over major parts of central Bay of Bengal from 24th forenoon for subsequent 12 hours and would decrease gradually thereafter.
  • Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting 60 kmph is very likely to prevail over North Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha – West Bengal – Bangladesh coasts from 24th evening. It would increase gradually becoming 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from 25th evening. It would further increase becoming gale wind speed 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from 26th early hours over northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off West Bengal & north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts. It would gradually increase further becoming 90-100 gusting to 110 kmph from 26th morning and increase thereafter becoming 155-165 kmph gusting to 185 kmph at the time of landfall till 26th afternoon.
  • Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting 60 kmph is very likely to prevail over south Jharkhand from on 26th noon and increase gradually becoming 100-120 kmph gusting to 130 kmph during 26th evening / night.
  • Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph likely over north interior districts of Odisha, interior districts of Gangetic West Bengal during 26th evening to 27th morning. 

(iii) Sea condition

  • Sea conditions will be rough to very rough over Andaman Sea & adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal on 23rd & 24th May, High to very High / Phenomenal over major parts of central Bay of Bengal, north Bay of Bengal and along & off Odisha – West Bengal – Bangladesh coasts during 24th – 26th May.

(iv) Tidal wave

  • Tidal waves of 1- 2-meter height very likely to inundate low lying areas of Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 23rd& 24th May.

(iv) Fishermen Warning

  • The fishermen are advised not to venture into southeast & east central Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea and along and off Andaman & Nicobar Islands during 23rd – 24th May, into central Bay of Bengal from 23rd – 25th May and into north Bay of Bengal and along & off West Bengal – Odisha – Bangladesh coasts from 24th – 26th May.
  • Those who are out in the Deep Sea of north and adjoining central Bay of Bengal are advised to return to the coast.

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