Tropical Storm Dolly dissipated over the Atlantic Ocean and was downgraded to an open tropical wave, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. The storm formed on Thursday and moved rapidly towards the Leeward Islands as a possible source of heavy rain. It was the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is forecast to continue moving west at about 25 miles per hour over the next few days, the NHC said, with gusts of about 40 mph. Winds associated with Dolly’s remnants are expected to “decrease below tropical storm strength” on Saturday, the NHC said. Tropical storm-force winds range between 39 and 73 mph, according to the Miami-based center. The remnants will approach the Leeward Islands Saturday night into Sunday, bringing heavy rain to the area. Flash flooding is possible in areas of higher terrain, the NHC said. Projected track of Tropical Storm Dolly as of the morning of August 28, 2026. Nikki Nolan / CBS News The Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti may see rain on Sunday and Monday, the NHC said. The center said it will no longer track updates related to the former tropical storm. The current Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June to the end of November, has been calmer than usual, as forecasters had predicted due to the strengthening El Niño in the Pacific. Dolly was formed, coincidentally, just days after the death of country music legend Dolly Parton at age 80. Tropical Storm Dolly seen from a satellite on the morning of August 28, 2026. NOAA / National Hurricane Center The list of storm names is prepared six years before the current hurricane season by the World Meteorological Organization, which arranges them alphabetically. Any storm strong enough to merit a name is given in the same order. More from CBS News Go deeper with The Free Press in:
