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So this is basically a real quick breakdown. So there were two distinct tornadoes that were spawned from the same supercell thunderstorm. Of course that's a rotating thunderstorm in Harris County. The first was near the Cypress-Riata Ranch tornado area and that occurred between 1.20 and 1.28 p.m. Central Standard Time. That was given a F1 rating so high-end, the peak winds were about 105 miles an hour and the track length was 2.6 miles. So it touched down their town lake, and it tracked through Reata Ranch, and it dissipated in their US 290 and Barker Cypress Rose. So some people listening might know where that is, but I don't expect you to. And on radar, what was interesting is it actually had a very clearly defined debris signature, or a TDS on radar. And that was basically indicating that the tornado itself was putting debris into the air. And that was the first signs for many that there were social media posts as well, but at least for people that weren't pervy to that, they knew right away from the radar signature that we had a debris ball or a PBS signature on radar, and right away this means that there's debris in the air. You're seeing things that are not water-based reflections back to the radar. You're seeing debris, wood and metal and stuff like that. So that was a bad sign right away. Let me drop it.