Question

use the text to put the events in order. the tropical storm that would become hurricane katrina formed over the bahamas on august 24, 2005. three days later, the governor of louisiana declared a state of emergency and asked people to find safety. when the hurricane made landfall early on august 29, it was more than four hundred miles across. by that same afternoon, nearly a quarter of new orleans was underwater. katrina makes landfall. new orleans is flooded. a tropical storm forms. the governor declares a state of emergency.

Explanation:

• First, the tropical storm forms (August 24).
• Then, three days later (August 27), the governor declares a state of emergency.
• Next, the hurricane makes landfall (August 29 morning).
• Finally, New Orleans is flooded (August 29 afternoon).

Answer:

1. A tropical storm forms.
2. The governor declares a state of emergency.
3. Katrina makes landfall.
4. New Orleans is flooded.