| A | B |
|---|
| coast | land next to the ocean; the seashore |
| jittery | nervous |
| inland | away from the seashore |
| sophisticated | technologically advanced |
| vulnerable | easily hurt |
| deceptively | making something seem true when it isn't |
| intensity | strength |
| foul weather | wet and stormy conditions |
| panic | feel a sudden fear or anxiety |
| caught off guard | surprised |
| outage | failure of a service, such as electricity |
| stocking up | saving or buying extra amounts to use later |
| provisions | supplies |
| dislocated | moved from one's normal place or situation |
| atmospheric conditions | conditions of, relating to, or occurring in the air of a locality |
| eye of the storm | center of the storm |
| eye wall | area which contains the ring of thunderstorms that surround the eye |
| object | something material that may be perceived by the senses |
| spiral rain bands | bands of thunderstorms that wrap around a hurricane |
| storm surge | a large mass of water that can reach up to 40 feet high, sweeping along the coast and causing severe flooding |
| contaminated | soiled, stained, corrupted, or infected by contact or association; polluted |
| evacuate | move from a dangerous place, to withdraw from a place in an organized way especially for protection |
| forecast | to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological observations; foretell |
| manual | worked or done by hand and not by machine |
| route | a line of travel |
| scared stiff | extremely scared |
| vital | essential; concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life |
| flooded | inundated; filled with a flood |
| heartening | encouraging |
| second-guess | to criticize or question actions or decisions of (someone) often after the results of those actions or decisions are known; to seek to anticipate or predict |
