Tropical Storm Noul (2020)
Tropical Storm Noul approaching Vietnam on September 17 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 15, 2020 |
| Dissipated | September 18, 2020 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 85 km/h (50 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 992 hPa (mbar); 29.29 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 990 hPa (mbar); 29.23 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 18 total |
| Damage | $175.2 million |
| Areas affected | Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Storm Noul, also known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Leon, was a weak, but deadly tropical cyclone that impacted central Vietnam, which had been affected by Tropical Storm Sinlaku more than one month earlier. Noul originated from a tropical system in the Philippine Sea in September 15. The system was upgraded into a tropical depression later that same day by JMA, with JTWC and PAGASA following suit in 15:00 UTC, with PAGASA assigning the local name Leon to the developing tropical cyclone. As Leon was leaving the area of responsibility, Leon intensified into a tropical storm and was assigned the international name Noul by JMA. Noul would make landfall between Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên-Huế provinces in September 18 before degenerating into a remnant low over Thailand later that day.
Noul caused six deaths and losses of US$175.2 million in Vietnam. In Cambodia, Noul killed 12 people, in which 8 of them are killed by lightning strike on Battambang Province, 3 of them drowned in Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong provinces, and a person from Pailin Province is missing and presumed dead.