| Tropical Storm Wipha | |
| Formed: | July 30, 2019 |
| Dissipated: | August 4, 2019 |
| Winds: | 45 |
| Pressure: | 985 |
| Winds: | 55 |
| Pressure: | 983 |
| Fatalities: | 27 direct |
| Damages: | 76800000 |
| Areas: | South China, Vietnam, Laos |
| Ibtracs: | 2019210N16117 |
| Season: | 2019 Pacific typhoon season |
Tropical Storm Wipha was a tropical cyclone that caused significant damages in Vietnam and China. Wipha was the eleventh depression, and the ninth tropical storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season.
On July 30, a tropical depression formed in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands and Hainan. On the next day, it strengthened into a tropical storm, and the JMA named it Wipha. By July 31, the JTWC upgraded Wipha to a tropical storm, with Wipha making landfall on Hainan Island at peak intensity. On August 3, Wipha weakened to a tropical depression after it made landfall in the northern area of Quảng Ninh Province, delivering drenching rains and strong gusts to northern and north-central localities.[1] On August 4, Wipha dissipated at 12:00 UTC.[2]
In Vietnam, at least 27 people were killed. Thanh Hóa Province was the worst hit province within the nation, with 16 people died alone,[3] and the losses were amounted to 1 trillion đồng (US$43.1 million).[4] Damage in Sơn La Province reached 28 billion đồng (US$1.21 million).[5]
Damage in Hainan and Guangxi valued at ¥83.6 million (US$12 million).[6] [7]