| A | B |
| destruction | great damage; ruin |
| expected | thought something would probably come or happen |
| forecasts | predictions |
| inland | in or toward the interior |
| shatter | to break into pieces suddenly |
| surge | a swelling motion; sweep or rush |
| potential | something possible |
| withstand | to stand against; hold out against; resist |
| wreckage | what is left behind after destruction |