 Now, the home to Sean Hannity and Mark Levin. Talk Radio 98.5 and 1240 WRTA Altoona. Barrel gaining strength. I'm Debra Valentine, Fox News. Tropics storm Barrel is upgraded to Hurricane Barrel, a Category 1, as it makes its way across the Atlantic. Michael Brennan is director of the National Hurricane Center. He says Barrel is now headed to the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. Barrel.