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Entertainment · Celebrity news · published 2026-08-28 · via Billboard

Atlantic Storm 'Dolly' Spins Up by Chance, Unrelated to Dolly Parton

A tropical storm forming in the Atlantic has been named Dolly, but the moniker is a coincidence from a rotating list used by the World Meteorological Organization. The name was selected decades ago and is not a tribute to the late Dolly Parton. The National Hurricane Center confirmed the timing is purely coincidental.

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