Maintaining this intensity for a few days near the Guangdong coast, the system finally intensified into a tropical storm south of Jiangmen on August 13.

The storm moved slowly to the east and then curved back on the next day, before making landfall in the Leizhou Peninsula on August 15.

Moderate damage to agriculture and infrastructure were reported in Northern Vietnam, with heavy rains caused multiple landslides and blocked the road.

[2] Late on August 9, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began to monitor a tropical depression over the South China Sea.

[7] The system moved slowly southeastward, because Yagi and Leepi in the northwestern Pacific prohibited the extension of the subtropical ridge, therefore the steering current remained weak for days in the South China Sea.

[10] Throughout that day, Bebinca's low-level circulation center (LLCC) was exposed because of moderate to strong easterly wind shear.

[12] After Leepi made landfall in Japan and dissipated, the subtropical ridge can finally extend and build over China, and Bebinca began to curve back to the west.

[7] Although wind shear remained strong on August 15, Bebinca still began to intensify as it was situated over very warm waters with 31 °C (88 °F), and the system was able to develop a central dense overcast.

[16] Bebinca weakened quickly once moving inland, and the JTWC issued its final warning early on August 17.

[19] As Bebinca meandering near the Guangdong coast, the agency urged that the northern part of the island were still affected by the strong winds and heavy rainfall on August 12–13.

[24] The HKO has warned that low-lying areas may be prone to flooding or backflow of seawater because of storm surge, and that members of the public should stay away from the shoreline due to rough seas.