 Tropical storm barrel approaching Texas. Mandatory evacuations are underway in parts of Texas as tropical storm barrel takes aim at the state's coastline. Right now, the storm is churning through the Gulf of Mexico. It's expected to once again strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall early Monday morning. Damaging winds, storm surge, flooding, rain, and tornadoes are all possible. Barrel has already wreaked havoc across several Caribbean islands and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.