1.   The association has prepared a flyer asking reporters not to exaggerate damage, asserting that not all coastal areas have been hit.

2.   We pulled back in cases like that if possible and let artillery, gunships, or even jets hit the area.

3.   People are buying up stocks of food in case the storm hits their area.

4.   One has to consider that an entire area has been hit and thousands of people are homeless.

5.   Although the Raleigh area was hit hardest, other locales around the state also struggled.

6.   At the end of this premiere, an earthquake hits the area, though only the Valley is hard hit.

7.   Because their policyholders tend to be concentrated within a single region, smaller insurers can be bankrupted just one powerful storm hitting their area of operations.

8.   A few urban areas have been hit hard.

9.   A full-blown affordability crisis has already hit several areas of the state, including the San Francisco Bay Area.