Placing a Control Zone in Storm Mode and Defining the Storm Information

To place a control zone in storm mode and define the storm information, complete these steps:

1. Make sure the desired control zone is selected in the Zone Selection pane, and that the zone is in non-storm mode.

2. Do one of the following:

• Select the Toggle Storm Mode option from the System menu, or

• Click the Toggle Storm Mode button on the toolbar. The Define Storm dialog box opens.

3. Provide information in the Storm Name field.

4. Select a Special Condition from the drop-down list, if desired.

5. Select a Storm Level from the drop-down list, if desired.

6. Select a date and time for the storm's Start Date. Either:

• Leave the Use Current Time option checked.

• Uncheck the Use Current Time option. Edit the date and time in the Date/Time field. Click OK.

7. In the Define Storm dialog box, click Ok. The following occurs:

• The Storm Information pane appears in between the Zone Selection and Summary Information panes. The Crew Information pane appears below the Zone Selection and Storm Report panes.

• Storm Management operates in storm mode for the selected control zone.

• If the selected control zone has any child zones not already operating in storm mode, the child zones operate in storm mode as part of this same storm.

Note: If your system has a control zone set up directly beneath the top-level control zone to contain all of the fuzzy events in the system, that fuzzy control zone cannot be placed into storm mode. That fuzzy zone will only go into storm mode when its parent zone is placed into storm mode.