 Barrel is set to take aim at the Texas Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane. In the most extreme cases, parts of Texas could see more than a foot of rain and winds approaching 100 miles per hour. Searing heat claims the life of a motorcyclist in Death Valley, California, and sets new temperature records across the state. Las Vegas, Fresno, California hit an all-time record high of 116 degrees. Keep it here. Full details on these stories in the minutes ahead on WTOP.