Read the following context and choose the best option to answer the question.
Context: When I got up Thursday morning , the door to my bathroom was locked and my suitemate was n't home to unlock it . I slipped a note under the door asking her to unlock it and took my toothbrush to work . When I reached work , I pulled up the hurricane tracker and was shocked to find that Ike was headed straight for Houston and mandatory evacuations were in place for part of the county .
Question: What is causing the narrator such panic ?
Options: 
A. There is a pending layoff at their work .
B. There is a storm coming .
C. There is a fire nearby .
D. None of the above choices .


B