21.   The evacuation of the coastal counties and other low lying areas had proceeded smoothly, Winstead said.

22.   The hurricane crossed into the least populated coastal county in the United States.

23.   They represented coastal counties.

24.   They obtained maps of coastal counties, aerial photographs and Intracoastal Waterway maps.

25.   Within a few years, some demographers predict, most Americans will live in coastal counties.

26.   Blown transformers and power outages were reported in the central coastal counties early Wednesday as the storm approached.

27.   Blown transformers and power outages were reported in the central coastal counties early Wednesday.

28.   Flooding was reported in several coastal counties, along with scattered power outages.

29.   So did eight mountain and coastal counties, luring retirees and others in search of scenery and recreation.

30.   Some scattered rain showers and thundershowers fell over the north and central coastal counties.