Before the Storm actually hit, the people themselves could move.

They only had the rest of the morning before the storm would hit.

The storm would hit land about the same time he did.

A few hours later, a storm really does hit us.

"The government should have been there when the storm first hit."

This means that the kids will be home all day with nothing to do, but you can't let them outside because the storm might hit.

Storm must already have hit some of the other towns.

So can they predict when the next storm will hit?

The right storm will hit with a few days warning.

The storm did not hit them in the open ocean.