Tropical Storm Dolly remnants may reform near Florida
Forecasters track potential redevelopment of former storm in the Bahamas or Florida Straits
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Tropical Storm Dolly remnants may reform near Florida
Photograph: Palm Beach Post (embedded from source)
What this story says
- The remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly are being monitored for possible redevelopment near the Bahamas or Florida in the coming week.
- The National Hurricane Center anticipates a short-lived tropical depression or storm may form before Invest 97L makes landfall on September 1.
- Dolly's remnants were bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico on August 31.
- AccuWeather forecasters suggest Dolly could reorganize near the Bahamas or Florida in the middle to later part of the week.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 7 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
61/100
Hype
41/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Forecasters are tracking the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly for potential redevelopment near the Bahamas or Florida. On August 31, the system was producing heavy rain and gusty winds across the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. AccuWeather forecasters stated that Tropical Rainstorm Dolly could reorganize near the Bahamas or Florida in the middle to later part of the week.
Separately, Invest 97L, an area of low pressure producing showers and thunderstorms, is expected to develop into a tropical depression or storm before making landfall on September 1. The National Hurricane Center is tracking this system, which is located more than 100 miles south of the Louisiana coast. Residents along the southwestern Louisiana and Upper Texas coasts are advised to monitor its progress, as tropical storm watches or warnings could be issued. This system is expected to bring locally heavy rainfall to portions of these coastal areas.
Disagreement on redevelopment timeline
AccuWeather forecasters indicated that Tropical Rainstorm Dolly could reorganize near the Bahamas or Florida in the middle to later part of the week. The National Hurricane Center noted on August 31 that conditions could become more conducive for redevelopment by the middle of the week as the system reaches the southern Bahamas or Florida Straits. However, the National Hurricane Center also stated that redevelopment, if any, would be slow to occur during the next few days as the system encounters generally unfavorable upper-level winds.
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or left-rated reports mentioned the specific formation chances for Invest 97L or the remnants of Dolly through 48 hours or seven days, as detailed in the National Hurricane Center's outlook. The digests also did not include the specific wind speeds or the exact timing of when Dolly was downgraded from a tropical storm.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 31 Aug 2026, 21:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
2 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports focused on the potential for Tropical Storm Dolly's remnants to reform near the Bahamas or Florida. Both reports mentioned AccuWeather forecasters' statement that Tropical Rainstorm Dolly could reorganize in the middle to later part of the week. The North Jersey digest also noted that Dolly may no longer be an official tropical storm but should remain on weather watch lists.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports highlighted the possibility of Tropical Storm Dolly's remnants reorganizing near the Bahamas or Florida. All four digests cited AccuWeather forecasters' statement regarding potential reorganization in the middle to later part of the week. The Palm Beach Post's full report provided more detail, including advisories from the National Hurricane Center about Invest 97L and the conditions affecting Dolly's remnants. It also outlined various scenarios for Dolly's path, including dissipation, being pulled into the western North Atlantic, or moving west towards Florida or the Gulf.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Tropical Storm Dolly remnants may reform near Florida?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 33% are rated left, 67% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 7. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Tropical Storm Dolly remnants may reform near Florida left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Tropical Storm Dolly remnants may reform near Florida biased?
- Tropical Storm Dolly remnants may reform near Florida is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Tropical Storm Dolly remnants may reform near Florida?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Tropical Storm Dolly remnants may reform near Florida?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Could Tropical Storm Dolly reform?
- AccuWeather forecasters stated that Tropical Rainstorm Dolly could reorganize near the Bahamas or Florida in the middle to later part of the week. The National Hurricane Center noted conditions could become more conducive for redevelopment by mid-week near the southern Bahamas or Florida Straits, though it also indicated any redevelopment might be slow.
- What is Invest 97L?
- Invest 97L is an area of low pressure being monitored by the National Hurricane Center for potential development into a tropical depression or storm. It was producing showers and thunderstorms more than 100 miles south of the Louisiana coast and was expected to make landfall by September 1.
- What areas were affected by Dolly's remnants on August 31?
- On August 31, the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly were bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. These conditions were expected to continue for a couple of days.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2Centre
4- Will Tropical Storm Dolly reform, target South Florida after Caribbean? (opens Palm Beach Post in a new tab)
Palm Beach Post — is Palm Beach Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Will Tropical Storm Dolly reform, target Florida after leaving Caribbean? (opens Sarasota Herald-Tribune in a new tab)
Sarasota Herald-Tribune — is Sarasota Herald-Tribune biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Will Tropical Storm Dolly reform, target Florida after leaving Caribbean? (opens Tallahassee Democrat in a new tab)
Tallahassee Democrat — is Tallahassee Democrat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Will Tropical Storm Dolly reform, target Florida after leaving Caribbean? (opens Naples Daily News in a new tab)
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Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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