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Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic Ocean far from land
Forecasters said the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season should weaken quickly as wind shear and dry air limit strengthening.
- Tropical Storm Dolly formed Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean far from land, and the National Hurricane Center in Miami began issuing advisories on the system at 11 a.m. ET.
- The World Meteorological Organization assigns names to storm systems using pre-established lists rotated every six years to ensure names remain short, familiar, and easy to pronounce across regions.
- Dolly is the fourth named storm for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, following Tropical Storm Arthur in June, Tropical Storm Bertha in July, and Tropical Storm Cristobal in August.
- Environmental conditions including wind shear and dry air are expected to weaken the storm beginning Friday, while the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts a below-average season with eight to 14 named storms.
- The World Meteorological Organization retires storm names for sensitivity reasons, such as Category 5 Melissa from 2025 that devastated the Caribbean; notably, Dolly's name has no connection to country music icon Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday.
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Tropical storm Dolly, the fourth in the current hurricane season, formed over the central Atlantic.
·Madrid, Spain
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Tropical Storm Dolly forms in Atlantic, poses rain threat for Caribbean
Tropical Storm Dolly has formed over the central Atlantic and could bring heavy rain and flash flooding to parts of the Caribbean this weekend before weakening, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm formed Thursday morning about 1,555 miles east of the Leeward Islands. At 5 p.m. AST, Dolly had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving west at about 24 mph. Dolly is expected to continue moving quickly westward for the…
·Tilburg, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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·Vicente López, Argentina
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