&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Zoraida_Nov_14_2013_0605Z.jpg) 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 | $194.12 million (2013 USD) |
| Areas affected | Palau, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand |
| 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 affected the Philippines shortly after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. The 31st named storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Podul developed as a tropical depression on November 11 between Palau and the Philippine island of Mindanao. The system moved west-northwestward and struck Davao Oriental in Mindanao on November 12, bringing heavy rainfall that killed two people and disrupted relief efforts following Haiyan. After crossing the Philippines, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Podul on November 14. Shortly thereafter, the storm struck southeastern Vietnam, and its circulation dissipated on November 15. In Vietnam, Podul produced heavy rainfall that resulted in severe flooding. The storm damaged or destroyed 427,258 houses, and overall damage was estimated at 4.1 trillion₫ (2013 Vietnamese đồng, $194.1 million 2013 USD). Podul killed 44 people in the country and caused 66 injuries.[1]