Dolly's Remnants Take Aim at Florida

"Tropical Storm Dolly fell apart on Friday. Now it might try to come back," digital meteorologist Ryan Hall wrote on X on Sunday, per Newsweek. "The Hurricane Center says Dolly's remnants could find more favorable conditions once they reach the Gulf around the middle of this week."

Meteorologist Matt Devitt urged readers not to panic at the model spread. "I know the lines can initially appear ominous, but we need to put things into perspective first," he wrote Sunday, in comments reported by Newsweek. "These are tracks for the leftovers of Dolly, which includes extra tropical moisture and additional rain chances for the area it heads toward. Florida still needs the rain! I still can't rule out tropical development, the NHC has slightly bumped up those odds to 20%."

News4JAX meteorologist Michelle McCormick wrote that the wave could have indirect impacts on northeast Florida regardless of whether it develops — enhanced lift, more tropical moisture, stronger storms and elevated rip current risk from long-period swells.

Newsweek noted that a cluster of spaghetti-model lines is not by itself evidence of a serious storm threat, especially for a system that has already lost its circulation.