The JTWC re-upgraded Pabuk to a typhoon at its next advisory, however, citing a small eye at landfall,[5] before downgrading it to a tropical storm again three hours later.

[7] On August 9 as the system passed to the south of Hong Kong JMA downgraded the storm to a tropical depression later that day and issued its final public advisory, with the JTWC following suit shortly after.

Authorities in Manila closed all schools and government offices on August 8 as the outer bands of Pabuk triggered deadly flooding and landslides.

[9] On August 7, Taiwanese authorities issued land and sea warnings for most of the island as Typhoon Pabuk was expected to make landfall the following day.

[10] Government officials in Taiwan stockpiled nearly 6,000 sandbags to quickly respond to any flood disasters and cleanup crews were rushed into cities to clear gutters and storm drains in advance of heavy rain.

[11] As Pabuk made landfall in southern Taiwan on August 8, Chinese officials evacuated an estimated 20,000 residents from coastal areas in Fujian Province.

[13] The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) and Macau's Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) both hoisted Strong Wind Signal No.

The HKO also warned that winds were expected to strengthen further locally, and that the Hong Kong Education Bureau had suspended all classes for the day.

Early next morning, Pabuk resumed a northeasterly track, edging once again closer to the Pearl River Delta[17] before it weakened further and HKO cancelled all signals.

[18] As Pabuk neared Taiwan, the outer rainbands from the storm triggered monsoon rains over the northern Philippines, causing numerous landslides.

Zhanjiang, near the island of Hainan, recorded a 24‑hour rainfall measurement of 739 mm (29.1 in), higher than any other single day event in the past 200 years.

[28] On August 10, during the storm's second pass by Hong Kong, maximum 10-minute mean wind reached 101 km/h (which is storm-force) on Cheung Chau right before the issuance of No.