 News this hour from townhall.com. I'm Michael Harris. The once powerful hurricane barrel has been downgraded to a tropical storm currently headed toward the coast of Texas. But at its height, barrel was one of the most powerful storms ever to hit Jamaica. Kevette Silvera, executive director of the non-profit international relief agency Food for the Poor in Jamaica, says all 14 of Jamaica's parishes were hard hit, especially on the southern part of the island.