Tropical Storm Dolly forms days after Dolly Parton's death
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Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the Atlantic, just days after music icon Dolly Parton's death, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
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The next Atlantic storm will be named Dolly, but it's not connected to Parton's death
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Tropical Storm Dolly forms days after Dolly Parton's death
The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but it's not connected to Dolly Parton’s death. Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and names are reused every six years.
Dolly Parton’s death this week has nothing to do with the name of the new tropical storm that formed in the Atlantic on Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. “The timing of the use of the name Dolly for this storm is purely coincidental,” said NHC senior hurricane specialist Eric Bla…
Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the Atlantic, just days after music icon Dolly Parton's death, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
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