The typhoon made landfall on South Korea on August 28 as a tropical storm, and the next day, transitioned into an extratropical cyclone.

Typhoon Vera formed from the most intense monsoon trough, which extended from the International Date Line to the Philippines, observed in the basin since 1974.

Despite outflow from Tropical Storm Georgette, an area of low pressure embedded in the monsoon was first identified near Yap on August 12.

[2] At 00:00 UTC on August 13, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) declared the system a tropical depression,[nb 1][4] after its center had become better defined.

The persistence of deep convection prompted the JTWC to issue a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert during the early morning hours of August 14.

[nb 2][6] At 00:00 UTC on August 16, the JTWC upgraded the depression into a tropical storm,[7] based on reports of 65 km/h (40 mph) winds from a Hurricane Hunter aircraft.

[9] Not long after attaining peak intensity, Typhoon Vera turned westward in the general direction of Okinawa.

[2] The storm weakened as it approached land,[6] and late on August 25, Vera tracked directly over the island,[2] with both the JTWC and JMA estimating winds of 160 km/h (100 mph).

After passing almost 300 km (185 mi) east of Shanghai, Vera continued to weaken due to decreased outflow that was previously aided by the storm's connection to the monsoon trough.

Midday on August 28, Vera made landfall near the Kunsan Air Base in South Korea as a tropical storm.

After accelerating towards the northeast, the JTWC estimated that Vera completed its transition on the morning of August 29,[2] although the JMA continued to watch its remnants until September 2.

[15] Due to the impending threat of Vera to Shanghai, more than 3,000 ships were piloted into port and 120 pumping stations were readied to avert potential flooding.

Medical teams acquired tents, blankets, and other emergency supplies ready to hurry to stricken areas.

[2] Over 100 industrial plants along the nation's southern coast were forced to stop operation for two hours after 13 transmission towers collapsed.

Access to water supplies in the nearby cities of Pusan and Yosu was temporarily revoked, stranding hundreds of tourists.

A 2,908 short tons (2,638 t) ship, the New Genshine, went missing due to the typhoon;[19] the vessel's 25 member crew was later presumed dead.