On July 31, it crossed northern Luzon,[1] and entered the northernmost part of the South China Sea.

[4] Due to the typhoon passing through a then-lightly inhabited part of the Philippines, no reports of significant impact were received.

[3] In Shantou, the typhoon caused a storm surge of at least 12 ft above normal.

[4] The rain was heavy, and left enough water to leave the land saturated for a few days.

[4] The 50,000 to 100,000 deaths–100,000+ deaths caused by this typhoon make it one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in the western north Pacific Ocean.