Tropical Storm Podul (2013)
Podul shortly before being named on November 14 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 11, 2013 |
| Dissipated | November 15, 2013 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 1000 hPa (mbar); 29.53 inHg |
| Tropical depression | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 55 km/h (35 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 1000 hPa (mbar); 29.53 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 46 total |
| Damage | $194 million (2013 USD) |
| Areas affected | Palau, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Storm Podul (pronounced [pɔ.dul]), known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Zoraida, was a weak but destructive tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines and Vietnam in mid-November 2013, shortly after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The 31st named storm of the annual typhoon season, Podul originated as a tropical depression on November 11 between Palau and the Philippine island of Mindanao. The system moved west-northwestward and made landfall in Davao Oriental on Mindanao on November 12, bringing heavy rainfall that killed two people and hampered relief operations following Haiyan. After crossing the Philippines, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Podul on November 14. Shortly thereafter, the storm struck southeastern Vietnam and dissipated the following day.
In Vietnam, Podul produced heavy rainfall that resulted in severe and widespread flooding that damaged or destroyed 427,258 houses. Overall damages reached ₫4.1 trillion (US$194.1 million), with 44 fatalities and 66 injuries reported.