The next day, Clara moved ashore to the east-northeast of Hong Kong while still at typhoon intensity before rapidly dissipating over land.

Across China, almost 150,000 ha (370,660 acres) of farmland were flooded or destroyed, several thousand individuals lost their homes, and 62 people were killed.

[2][nb 1] Less than two hours later, a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) was issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

[2] The same day, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) also started monitoring the storm and assigned it with the local name Rubing.

[5] At 22:00 UTC, the typhoon briefly made landfall on the northern tip of Luzon at the same intensity,[1] with the storm passing approximately 40 km (25 mi) north of Calayan.

[8] After entering the South China Sea, the typhoon began to move northwest, but a ridge to its north prevented re-curvature.

[5] At 12:00 the next day, Clara made landfall around 260 km (160 mi) east-northwest of Hong Kong,[1] or near Shanwei,[8] with the JTWC and JMA reporting winds of 145 and 135 km/h (90 and 85 mph) respectively.

[5] Clara rapidly dissipated over the hilly terrain of China,[1] but the JMA did not cease tracking its remnants until October 2, after the storm turned to the north and reached 56°N.

There, a total of 36 families sought shelter in higher ground due to floodwaters 2.4 m (8 ft) high[9] while many towns in the surrounding area were isolated.

[17][18] Additionally, the 1,000 short tons (905 t) ship Sweet Trip[17] sank offshore Zamboanga del Norte Province;[10] 29 of the 30 people aboard were rescued and the remaining person was presumed dead.

[19] While the typhoon passed 50 nmi (93 km) northeast of Pratas Island (Tungsha/Dongsha), Taiwan (ROC), winds of 45 knots and a pressure of 984.7 mbar (29.08 inHg) were measured.

Local ferry service and air traffic were disrupted by the typhoon and a few signs were knocked down, but there were no serious reports of damage in the vicinity of Hong Kong.