The nineteenth depression and eleventh tropical storm of the 2000 Pacific typhoon season, Kaemi originated from an area of convection offshore Vietnam.

Retaining its intensity, Kaemi made landfall over Da Nang, Vietnam that same day, weakening rapidly soon after.

Five people drowned when sightseeing boats capsized in Hạ Long Bay, while several others died due to a collapsed home and floodwaters in Quảng Ngãi.

The storm's remnants also caused severe flooding in northeastern Thailand, particularly in Ubon Ratchathani and Sisaket provinces.

[1] Despite exhibiting characteristics of a monsoon depression, on 00:00 UTC the next day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the disturbance due to its convective organization and pressure drops.

[1] Guided by a subtropical ridge to the north, the depression tracked northwestward, later moving more west-northwestward as it approached the coast of Vietnam.

[1] Further intensification occurred, with deep convection becoming more persistent alongside a spiral band developing west of the circulaton.

[5] Elsewhere, in Thừa Thiên Huế province, a person was killed when they were struck by lightning while another was reported missing due to flooding.