The name Fitow was contributed by the Federated States of Micronesia, and is Yapese for a beautiful fragrant flower.

[2] The next day the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed the disturbances chances of forming, into a significant tropical cyclone within 24 hours as poor.

In Japan Flood Warnings and Evacuation Orders were issued from the west of Tokyo to the Tama River.

[18] Rainfall rates peaked at 66 mm/h (2.5 in/h) in Miyagi Prefecture and the highest accumulation was 694 mm (27.3 in) in Tokyo.

[19] Twenty-nine people were rescued from sandbanks on the Tama River on September 7 after the storm impacted Japan with powerful winds and heavy rain.

A total of 229,916 families were left without power at the height of the storm of which 4,010 also lost water supply.

[22] Fitow brought high winds, heavy rains, and large swells to parts of eastern Russia after transitioning into an extratropical cyclone.

[23] At least four villages, with a total population of 2,000, were affected by floods triggered by the remnants of the typhoon.