The twenty-seventh named storm and thirteenth typhoon of the season, Kyle formed from a monsoon depression near Palau, associated with bursts of scattered convection.

It soon reached its peak intensity that day, with one-minute maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph), equivalent to a mid-level Category 2 typhoon.

The Philippines also reported some power outages, flooding and a fatality, but due to the sparse coverage from the typhoon, the total damages and overall deaths were unknown.

At 12:00 UTC on November 17, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center started to monitor a monsoon depression associated with a weak area of convection near Yap State.

[3] Around 06:00 UTC of November 19, the JTWC started to mention the developing system in their Significant Tropical Weather Advisories, as the disturbance became well-defined in satellite imagery.

[2] As Kyle moved again to a favorable environment, the system strengthened to a severe tropical storm before intensifying to a minimal typhoon, while located approximately 300 km, north-northwest of Nansha District.

[1] Early the next day, Kyle further strengthened to a mid-level typhoon and reached its peak intensity of 175 km/h (110 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 960 mbar, while approaching the coast of Vietnam on November 23.

[3][1] It held this intensity until it slightly weakened before its final landfall on the country, 380 km to the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of the same day.

[7] The Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control (CCFSC) issued typhoon watches and warnings to the coastal portions of the country and some residents were evacuated to safe places.