 Torrential rains leading to dangerous flooding in downtown Albuquerque prompting water rescues, a city bus among the stranded vehicles. South is a steamy, hot forecast through the 4th. ABC News forecaster Danny Beckstrom. Barrel is the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record in the Atlantic and the first ever in June after rapidly intensifying. Barrel barreling toward the Windward Islands before continuing through the Caribbean.