Zombie Storms

You won't hear your local meteorologist use the phrase "zombie storm" too frequently, but if they do, pay notice. Big storms typically develop into something substantial, like a tropical cyclone, before gradually dissipating as they grow weaker and weaker. A zombie storm actually does what its name suggests and rises from the dead. A storm that was once dormant gets stronger and renews as a tropical storm.

The word appears to have been created by the National Weather Service in 2020 in response to Hurricane Paulette, which appeared to be dying before regaining strength and becoming a tropical storm once more. The word appears to have been created by the National Weather Service in 2020 in response to Hurricane Paulette, which appeared to be dying before regaining strength and becoming a tropical storm once more. Although the phenomena are uncommon, a few other examples have been documented.