1.   A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage.

2.   But another coast was hit with the unnatural disaster of terrorism four months ago.

3.   By this evening, a mix of frozen precipitation may hit the coast.

4.   Civil defense officials in Japan should soon get advance warning of tsunamis, the giant waves that can wreak havoc when they hit the coast.

5.   Guilty of Hannah Storm gales that hit the coast without warning.

6.   That fall, Hurricane Carla hit the coast and the Quinlans were forced to evacuate to Nacogdoches.

7.   The latest forecast has Bonnie hitting the coast sometime around dawn Wednesday.

8.   The paroxysms of sanctimony that sweep over Washington with apparent randomness are actually as predictable as tidal waves that hit tropical coasts in hurricane season.

9.   When the storm surge hits the coast, lowland areas are entirely submerged under the pounding surf and the driving wind, a lethal combination.

10.   A cyclone hit the coast of an eastern state, uprooting trees, toppling walls and sinking a fishing boat, a news report said Friday.