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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2008, 9:00 PM EDT for 6 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2008, 9:00 PM EDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brown County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 9:03 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Paragon, IN | |
| Jun 6, 9:20 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Martinsville, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 202 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 804 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KIND 070100
SVRIND
INC013-081-105-109-119-133-070145-
/O.NEW.KIND.SV.W.0086.080607T0100Z-080607T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
900 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHEASTERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 856 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MORGANTOWN BY 910 PM EDT...
PRINCES LAKES BY 920 PM EDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 53.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 3960 8662 3934 8598 3934 8609 3931 8610
3922 8669 3947 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 240DEG 46KT 3939 8650
$$
JK2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KIND 070113
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
912 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
INC119-133-070122-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-080607T0145Z/
OWEN-PUTNAM-
912 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OWEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
STRONG STORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3956 8666 3934 8598 3934 8609 3931 8610
3926 8663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 240DEG 46KT 3946 8633
$$
INC013-081-105-109-070145-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-080607T0145Z/
BROWN-JOHNSON-MONROE-MORGAN-
912 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE...NORTHERN BROWN...SOUTHERN MORGAN AND
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...
AT 905 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR MARTINSVILLE...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
PRINCES LAKES BY 920 PM EDT...
LAT...LON 3956 8666 3934 8598 3934 8609 3931 8610
3926 8663
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 240DEG 46KT 3946 8633
$$
JK000
WWUS53 KIND 070126
SVSIND
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
925 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
INC105-070135-
/O.CAN.KIND.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-080607T0145Z/
MONROE-
925 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
STRONG STORMS HAVE EXITED THE COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3934 8651 3951 8651 3934 8598 3934 8609
3931 8611
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 240DEG 46KT 3954 8614
$$
INC013-081-109-070145-
/O.CON.KIND.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-080607T0145Z/
BROWN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-
925 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN BROWN...SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON
COUNTIES...
AT 918 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF MORGANTOWN...OR 20 MILES
SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LAT...LON 3934 8651 3951 8651 3934 8598 3934 8609
3931 8611
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 240DEG 46KT 3954 8614
$$
JKWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 6, 5:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 5:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 535 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 00Z TAFS TSRA WILL BE AROUND THE TAF SITES AT ISSUANCE TIME. WILL COVER WITH TEMPOS AND ADJUST TIMING AS NECESSARY AT ISSUANCE TIME. AFTER FIRST FEW HOURS WILL COVER WITH CB OR VCTS AS APPROPRIATE AS SHRA/TSRA MAY HANG AROUND THRU 10Z FRONT WASHES OUT ACROSS NRN INDIANA. COULD BE SOME MVFR FOG AFT 10Z DEPENDING ON WIND SPEEDS AND RAIN COVERAGE. FOR NOW WILL LEAVE OUT DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE. EXPECT LOW VFR CIGS OF BKN040 THRU 18Z OR SO THEN CLOUDS SHOULD BREAK OUT SOME. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY SAT AFTN AS WELL. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION MAY POP UP ON SATURDAY BUT COVERAGE LOOKS TOO LOW TO MENTION IN TAFS ATTM. && .DISCUSSION... FORECAST FOCUS WILL BE ON CHANCE OF THUNDER TONIGHT. STRONG STORM SYSTEM NOW LIFTING INTO SOUTHERN CANADA WITH A TRAILING 500MB JET OF 50-70KTS FCST TO TRANSLATE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES/OH VALLEY THIS EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH MIXED LAYER CAPE OF 1000-2000 J/KG WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SVR WX THIS EVENING. STREAMLINES INDICATE A CONVERGENT BOUNDARY DEVELOPING ACROSS IL SO EXPECT INTENSIFICATION TO OUR WEST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. TEMP FCST IS BASED LARGELY ON FCST 850MB TEMPS/1000-850MB THICKNESSES. NO STRONG PREFERENCE FOR ONE MODEL OVER ANOTHER TODAY. TONIGHT...EXPECT SCT SVR STORMS TO RACE NE ACROSS SOME PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH 06Z. WIND FIELDS WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY AFTER 06Z SO EXPECT SVR CHCS TO DIMINISH THEREAFTER. PREFER THE HIGHER MAV MOS RAIN CHCS TONIGHT AND WILL WORD SCT STORMS SOME SVR FOR TONIGHT. MAIN THREAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE DAMAGING WINDS GIVEN POOR MID LVL LAPSE RATES ALTHOUGH HAIL WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY ROTATING STORM. A TORNADO OR TWO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND HELICITY MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING BUT AS MENTIONED PRIMARY THREAT SHOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH 6Z. SAT...LINGERING SCT STORMS SHOULD BE ONGOING IN THE MORNING AS THE AREA RESIDES ON THE NW PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE AND STRONGER WESTERLIES. SOME WAA MAY PROMOTE ELEVATED CONVECTION THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE WARMER MID LVL TEMPS AND SUBSIDENCE STRENGTHEN. 850MB TEMPS AND THICKNESSES SUGGEST HIGHS AROUND FRIDAY/S. SAT NIGHT/SUN NIGHT...DRY BUT VERY WARM CONDS WILL PERSIST WITH NEARLY IDENTICAL MAX TEMPS EXPECTED SUN WITH HIGHS NEAR 90. HUMIDITIES WILL PUSH HEAT INDICES INTO THE UPPER 90S. MON AND TUES...NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WITH ADDITIONAL SCT STORMS EXPECTED. SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT SHOULD ARRIVE BY TUES WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S AND LOWER HUMIDITIES. WEDS AND BEYOND...UPPER RIDGE BUILDS SO LOOK FOR HOT TEMPS TO DEVELOP WEDS/THU. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && AVIATION...CS PUBLIC...CO
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 3:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 315 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-071915- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE- PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW- DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 315 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS INCLUDE DAMAGING WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING. A TORNADO OR TWO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALSO REMEMBER THAT DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALWAYS A HAZARD WITH ANY STORM THAT FORMS. MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG MANY OF THE RIVERS ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGICAL STATEMENT FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND MORE DETAILS REGARDING RIVER FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MANY CENTRAL INDIANA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) CO
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 6, 7:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
742 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0718 PM TSTM WND GST ELWOOD 40.28N 85.84W
06/06/2008 M53 MPH MADISON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
HEROLDLocal storm report, Jun 6, 7:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
744 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0734 PM TSTM WND GST 9 N ANDERSON 40.22N 85.69W
06/06/2008 E80 MPH MADISON IN AMATEUR RADIO
MANY TREES DOWN AT SR37 AND 900N BLOCKING SR37
&&
HEROLDLocal storm report, Jun 6, 7:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
747 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0722 PM TSTM WND DMG TIPTON 40.28N 86.04W
06/06/2008 TIPTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF OF LARGE HEALTHY TREE SPLIT AND FALLEN
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW MUNCIE 40.25N 85.46W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON SR69 AT MILE MARKER 46
&&
HEROLDLocal storm report, Jun 6, 7:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
755 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM FUNNEL CLOUD GASTON 40.31N 85.50W
06/06/2008 DELAWARE IN EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS IN AIR. OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
&&
HEROLDLocal storm report, Jun 6, 8:30 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
830 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
BARN DESTROYED. TIME IS ESTIMATED.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERIDAN 40.13N 86.22W
06/06/2008 HAMILTON IN EMERGENCY MNGR
10 BUILDINGS DAMAGED...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...2 SEMI
TRUCKS BLOWN OVER
&&
HEROLDLocal storm report, Jun 6, 8:55 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
855 PM EDT FRI JUN 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0852 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ELLETTSVILLE 39.23N 86.62W
06/06/2008 MONROE IN AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE HAM RADIO REPORTS OF THIS FEATURE BETWEEN 2050
AND 2054 EDT
&&
HEROLDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Clay, Monroe, Owen, Putnam | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 9:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Owen, Sullivan, Vigo | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 10:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Shelby | 15 min |
| Jun 6, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 12:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene, Morgan, Owen, Putnam, Sullivan and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Brown, Clay, Greene, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Rush, Shelby | 13 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Fountain, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Montgomery and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 8:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Clay, Greene | 5 days |
| Jun 7, 10:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Montgomery, Tippecanoe and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Henry and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Warren | 4 days |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Jackson | 68 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Pike | 8 days |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Montgomery, Parke | 30 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IND | Shelby | 19 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | IND | Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam | 15 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.