After a period of rapid intensification, Wipha attained its peak intensity on September 18, with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and a barometric pressure of 925 mbar (hPa), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Later that day, the storm began to weaken as it interacted with the mountainous terrain of Taiwan before brushing the northern edge of the island.

Wipha subsequently made landfall near Fuding along the Fujian–Zhejiang provincial border with winds estimated at 185 km/h (115 mph) by the JTWC.

Nearly 20,000 Chinese soldiers were deployed to the area to assist residents in reinforcing flood barriers and speeding up evacuations.

Although the center of the storm did not pass near the Philippines, its outer rainbands brought severe flooding to Negros Occidental.

[1] Late on September 14, convective banding features had formed around the center of circulation, prompting the JTWC to issue a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert.

[2] Several hours later, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began monitoring the system as a tropical depression.

[4] Shortly thereafter, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) also began issuing advisories on the developing depression, assigning it the local name Goring.

[5] Initially, a tropical upper tropospheric trough situated to the north of the depression suppressed convective development and outflow.

[3] A second round of rapid intensification took place through most of the day, leading to the typhoon attaining its peak intensity late on September 17 with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) 10-minute sustained) and a barometric pressure of 1 mbar (hPa; 27.32 inHg).

[3] Not long after reaching its peak intensity, Wipha began to weaken as it started to interact with the high terrain of Taiwan.

[3] Early on September 18, PAGASA issued their final advisory on Typhoon Goring as it left their area of responsibility.

[3][6] The JTWC assessed Wipha to have made landfall as a low-end Category 3 typhoon with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) 1-minute sustained).

[6] The JTWC issued their final advisory on Wipha during the afternoon of September 19 as they classified the system as an extratropical cyclone.

The extratropical remnants of Wipha persisted for several more hours before dissipating off the coast of North Korea that afternoon.

[10] As Wipha approached the Chinese coastline, threatening the city of Shanghai, one of the largest evacuations in the country's history took place.

[11] Following the issuance of a Super Typhoon Warning,[7] Shanghai officials evacuated 291,000 people from old buildings, temporary construction sites, and those who live near the coast.

Zoos caged animals and increased staff numbers to prevent escape and contain any fires which may be sparked by downed power lines.

[19] Although Wipha did not directly impact the Philippines, the outer bands of the storm produced severe flooding in Negros Occidental.

[25][26] At least 495 mm (19.5 in) of rain fell in the mountains of Taiwan,[10] triggering flooding which damaged about 24 hectares of crops, leaving NT$7.8 million (US$236,300) in losses.

[9] Officials in Taiwan recorded 29 landslides, mostly in northern areas, and urged residents to evacuate due to the possibility of more.

[7] Eighty streets in Shanghai flooded due to the rains ahead of Wipha,[28] with news reports showing waters rising up to people's knees.

[35] Typhoon Wipha killed two people, one of which died during the evacuation from an illness,[18] injured six others,[36] and left another missing[18] throughout the country.

[31] The International Red Cross, which was already assisting China in recovery from flooding in August, took preparatory measures and worked with local branches to get damage assessments.

[41] Following the impacts of Wipha to the already severely flooded areas of North Korea, the International Red Cross delivered relief supplies to the 2,000 people made homeless by the typhoon.