Tropical Storm Dolly forms, it's not connected to Dolly Parton
Stephanie NimsSara Tonks
ByStephanie NimsandSara Tonks
August 27, 2026Updated: August 27, 2026, 12:58 pm EDTPublished: August 27, 2026, 12:36 pm EDT

Tropical Storm Dolly has formed, but the World Meteorological Organization didn't name it after country icon Dolly Parton, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 80. Here is the real reason the storm will be named Dolly.

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