Millions on the Gulf Coast Brace for Hurricane Isaias’s 7-Foot Storm Surge, Tornadoes, and Flooding

The first Atlantic hurricane of the season has finally arrived. Tropical Storm Isaias strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane late Wednesday and is now spinning toward the U.S. Gulf Coast as millions prepare for life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flash flooding.

As of 8 a.m. ET Thursday morning, Isaias was located in the central Gulf and tracking east-northeast at 9 miles per hour (14 kilometers per hour), according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters expect the storm to make…