 Barrel battered Mexico's popular Yucatan Peninsula on Friday with 100 mph winds and torrential rainfall. While it has since weakened into a tropical storm as it passes over the Gulf of Mexico, meteorologists predict Barrel will pick up strength again, fueled by warm water and limited wind shear. Meteorologists forecast the storm will slam south Texas near Corpus Christi around midday on Monday. The National Hurricane Center is warning of flash flooding, high winds and even tornadoes.