Tracking Tropical Storm Dolly: A Potential Weather Phenomenon with a Familiar Name
The upcoming tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean may be named Dolly, coincidentally sharing a name with the late country music icon Dolly Parton. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two disturbances that could potentially develop into Tropical Storm Dolly. Storm names are predetermined by the World Meteorological Organization, with each storm named in sequence from a list that rotates annually until 2031. The last storm named this year was Tropical Storm Cristobal, and the next available name on the 2026 list is Dolly. The system most likely to form into a named storm is currently located off the coast of Cabo Verde, with a 70% chance of development over the next week. The last Tropical Storm Dolly formed in 2020 and dissipated quickly. The name Dolly may not be used again until 2032.