As the world mourns Dolly Parton, those in Florida and the Southeastern U.S. are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Dolly.
Dolly Parton, the undisputed queen of country music and a pop culture legend, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at age 80. Two days later, Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
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When did Dolly Parton die? What was the cause of death for Dolly Parton?
Dolly Parton's nephew and chief of security Bryan Seaver announced her death with a video on her social media pages.
"Dolly has lived in the light, and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by (her husband) Carl, her parents, and countless others who have watched her and longed for her to meet them in the heavens," he said in the video.
Parton had been
undergoing treatment for cancer before her death, her representatives confirmed Aug. 25 to the Tennessean, which is part of the USA TODAY Network. In a statement announcing the previously undisclosed diagnosis, her representatives reflected on the country icon's legacy and shared details about her final days:
"Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand. Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly's unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones."
Where is Tropical Storm Dolly?
According to the 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, weather advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the open Atlantic, about 1,500 miles east of the Leeward Islands.
Since 1953, the National Hurricane Center has released a list of names in alphabetical order for Atlantic tropical storms before each season begins. The list recycles every six years. The hurricane center retires names of storms that are excessively deadly or costly, and it would be insensitive or inappropriate to use them again.
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In a sheer coincidence, Tropical Storm Dolly formed two days after the death of country music icon Dolly Parton.
Arthur, the first named storm of the hurricane season, briefly strengthened into tropical storm status June 17, 2026, before the hurricane center downgraded it to a disturbance not long after. Tropical Storm Bertha formed more than a month later − July 20, 2026, made its second landfall three days later near the Texas-Louisiana border, and quickly weakened. Tropical Storm Cristobal, the third-named system, formed earlier this month.
In 2025, no storms made landfall in the U.S. during hurricane season, but it was an active one.
The hurricane center graphic above shows what's swirling in the tropics (if anything) as well as conditions for potential rain, flash flood and other warnings.
Atlantic hurricane season is from June 1 to Nov. 30 every year, with the most activity between August and October. Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the fifth system would be named Edouard, as shown on the list of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season names below.
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What are the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season names?
These are the 2026 Atlantic tropical cyclone names:
Arthur, which formed as a tropical storm June 17, 2026Bertha, which formed as a tropical storm July 20, 2026Cristobal, which formed as a tropical storm Aug. 12, 2026Dolly, which formed as a tropical storm Aug. 27, 2026- Edouard
- Fay
- Gonzalo
- Hanna
- Isaias
- Josephine
- Kyle
- Leah
- Marco
- Nana
- Omar
- Paulette
- Rene
- Sally
- Teddy
- Vicky
- Wilfred
Contributing: Cheryl McCloud, C.A. Bridges and Olivia Franklin, USA TODAY Network-Florida, and Brendan Morrow and Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Tropical Storm Dolly forms 2 days after Dolly Parton dies. What we know
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