 While the northeast is stormy, the south is steamy, the southern half of the country settling into a stretch of scorching heat through the 4th of July. We're talking triple-digit heat indices for places like Houston, Tulsa, and New Orleans. Beryl is the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record in the Atlantic, says ABC News forecaster Dan Amarante. It's likely going to cross over the Windward Islands, likely as a major hurricane, a Category 3 or even possibly 4, hopefully not a 5. And then after that, it will cross into the Caribbean Sea, making a run in the direction of Jamaica.