Hurricane Isaias rapidly intensifies as evacuation orders expand to several cities

THE TAKEAWAYHurricane Isaias has formed in the Gulf, becoming the first Atlantic hurricane of the season and is forecast to make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast later this week.Isaias rapidly intensified from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane, with winds increasing by 40 mph in just 6 hours between Wednesday afternoon and late Wednesday night.Heavy rain is expected to begin on Friday, with flash flooding, damaging wind gusts, storm surge and even tornadoes possible as the storm