Hurricane Isaias heads towards Gulf Coast as houses evacuated amid flood and power outage warnings

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story as a Gulf Coast hurricane warning, with The Independent and The Guardian US each emphasizing preparations, evacuation, and the prospect of flooding and power outages. The Independent foregrounds the expected impacts, including storm surge, damaging winds and possible tornadoes. The Guardian US uniquely highlights residents boarding up, sandbagging and fueling tanks, and says states of emergency have been declared in Alabama and Florida.

Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.