To start a storm for a control zone, complete these steps:
1. Make sure the desired control zone is selected in the Zone Selection pane.
2. Do one of the following:
• Select the Start Storm... option from the Storm menu, or
• Click the Start Storm... button () on the toolbar. The Start 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 Start 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.