Here's footage of a realistic Tomcat cold and dark start on the deck of USS George Washington in heavy rain and windy conditions. The simulator used is DCS World with the F-14B Tomcat module and Supercarrier module running at maximum graphics.

00:00 Intro
00:31 Cold and dark startup
03:57 Taxi to cat #1
03:35 Hooking up to cat
06:48 Launch/takeoff

Enjoy the video!