Sentence 1: A hurricane was coming. 
 Sentence 3: When it was finally here it rained for hours 
 Sentence 4:  When it was over we stepped outside 
 Sentence 5:  Just as we had hoped, everything was still okay 
 Option 1: We boarded up the windows and closed the doors. 
 Option 2: We got in the car and drove away as fast as we could.