Test 3: Creating Multiple Hazards

Purpose:

This jobsheet will create multiple winter hazards.

Tasks:

NOTE: These jobsheets require data to exist that your local Hazard Services winter weather focal point will set up. (Jobsheets for this may be provided in the future.)

  1. Draw a polygon within the earliest SnowAmt grid area on the Spatial Display:

  2. The Hazard Information Dialog launches.
  3. Verify Category is set to Winter Weather.
  4. Set Type to Winter Weather Advisory (WW.Y). 
  5. Allow the Hazard Information Dialog to remain open.
  6. In the Spatial Display, choose a SnowAmt grid which is later in time.
  7. Draw a second polygon.

  8. In the Hazard Information Dialog, select type Blizzard Warning (BZ.W).
  9. Verify there are two tabs (WW.Y and BZ.W). The Hazard Information Dialog may look similar to this: 

  10. Select Preview. 
  11. The Product Editor launches.
  12. Select Issue All and select Issue on the resulting pop-up with a stop sign.
  13. Verify the events have a Status of ISSUED in the Hazard Services Console, and the VTEC Actions is NEW.

 

End the Winter Weather Advisory (WW.Y) and Blizzard Warning (BZ.W)

 

  1. In the Hazard Services Console, MB3 on the recently created WW.Y and BZ.W (select both events using the Shift key). 
  2. Select End 2 Selected Issued.
  3. Select Yes at the prompt ‘Ending 2 issued hazards -- Are you sure?’
  4. The Hazard Information Dialog launches (if not already opened).
  5. Select Ending Option(s).
  6. Select Preview.
  7. The Product Editor launches. 
  8. Select Issue All → Issue.
  9. Verify the event has a Status of ENDED in the Hazard Services Console and a VTEC Actions entry is CAN.
    1. The Hazard Event may disappear from the Console if you have your Filters hiding ENDED events. To view the ENDED events, you may select Setup → Manage Settings… → Edit/Filter … and then enable the ended checkbox.
    2. Dismiss the dialog box.