Okay, this is one WILD coincidence.

Tropical Storm Dolly has officially formed in the central Atlantic, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, just days after the death of country music legend Dolly Parton.

As of Thursday morning, Dolly had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving west at 24 mph, about 1,555 miles east of the Leeward Islands.

Before anyone in South Florida starts stressing, the current forecast does NOT show Tropical Storm Dolly threatening Florida. Forecasters expect the storm to weaken before reaching the Caribbean, although heavy rain could impact the Leeward Islands this weekend, followed by the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.

And no, they did not name the storm after Dolly Parton. Atlantic hurricane names are selected years in advance and are reused every six years unless a name is retired.

Still… the timing? You cannot make this stuff up.