[1] Lingling was the first major natural disaster in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan just two months earlier, as it caused widespread landslide incidents and floods in Mindanao, resulting in 70 deaths and damage amounting to over 566 million pesos on the island.

[5] Lingling's central convection and the banding associated with a partially exposed low-level circulation center have become improved, when the storm started to drift southward away from a strong northeasterly surge in a weak steering environment.

[19] However, half a day later, the JTWC downgraded Lingling to a tropical depression as its deep central convection was diminishing under the influence of moderate to strong vertical wind shear.

[21] Late on the same day, the JTWC issued the final warning on Lingling, as the infrared satellite imageries depicted an exposed, weakening low-level circulation center with isolated, flaring convection sheared to the northwest.

A ship observation at 15:00 UTC, 72 nautical miles (133 km; 83 mi) north-northeast of the system, reported winds at only 10 knots (20 km/h; 10 mph) with atmospheric pressure of 1,013 hPa (29.9 inHg).

[26] Although no deaths were reported in Eastern Samar, heavy rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Lingling still affected the region which had been severely devastated by Typhoon Haiyan two months earlier.