21 On August 24, 2005, people along the United States Gulf Coast up to another hot summer day. WAKE 22 The Gulf Coast region the Gulf of Mexico, stretching from Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to Florida's western coast. BORDER 23 On August 23, 2005, the good times were about to be interrupted. The National Hurricane Center announced that it a tropical depression above the Atlantic Ocean. A tropical depression is a small storm. SPOT 24 By August 24, the tropical depression a tropical storm. BECOME 25 The National Hurricane Center it the name Katrina. GIVE 26 The storm moved westward across the Atlantic Ocean toward Florida, growing stronger. By the next day, it into a Category One hurricane. DEVELOP 27 Category One is and least destructive hurricane size. SLOW