Moving generally north-west westwards towards the Philippines, the depression gradually intensified into a tropical storm the following day, and then into became a typhoon on September 22 off the northern coast of Luzon.

After making landfall in Guangdong province in China at peak intensity on September 23, Hagupit rapidly weakened over rugged terrain and dissipated on the 25th.

On September 14, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began to track a tropical disturbance to the northeast of Guam.

Continuing to intensify while moving through the Luzon Strait, Hagupit was upgraded later that day by the JTWC to Category 3-equivalent strength.

Early the next day PAGASA issued its final advisory on Hagupit after it moved out of PAR into the South China Sea.

Continuing to move inland, Hagupit rapidly weakened, dropping below typhoon strength within 12 hours of landfall.

[26] Early the next day the CWB issued land warnings for southern Taiwan as Hagupit moved past the nation.

[27] On September 22, Chinese officials in Fujian Province requested the return of all fishing vessels in the Taiwan Strait.

Officials in Yangjiang City evacuated 17,324 people from dangerous areas and checked over all the dams and reservoirs.

[31] It was replaced by the Gale or Storm Signal 8 Southeast soon after midnight that evening due to change in wind direction.

Because of the heavy rain brought by Hagupit,[31] the HKO issued the Amber rainstorm warning at 1100 (HKT).

[35] The estimated total cost of damages caused by Hagupit in the Philippines is currently put at 29.5 Million Php.

[2] In Taiwan, at least 1 person was killed and many thousands of people stranded as a result of the depredations of Typhoon Hagupit.

[4] Typhoon Hagupit made landfall near Maoming in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China at 6:45 a.m. local time on September 24.

[2] Trees and billboards near Maoming sustained damage, and 51,000 ships carrying 200,000 crew were recalled back to port.

[38] 550 tourist and fishing boats were recalled back to port in Hạ Long Bay, and rescue equipment was positioned in nine northern provinces.

[39] The government said that "...there will be very heavy torrential rains, significantly raising the risk of flash floods and land slides in the nine mountainous provinces in the eye of the storm.

[42] Hoang Thi Luu, a farmer from Tuan Dao, said, "The waters came really quick, coming down the mountains and from the rising rivers and streams.