Tropical Storm Higos (2020)

Severe Tropical Storm Higos (Helen)

Severe Tropical Storm Higos at peak intensity on August 19.
Meteorological history
Formed	August 16, 2020
Dissipated	August 20, 2020
Severe tropical storm
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	100 km/h (65 mph)
Lowest pressure	992 hPa (mbar); 29.29 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	110 km/h (70 mph)
Lowest pressure	988 hPa (mbar); 29.18 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	7
Damage	≥$142 million (2020 USD)
Areas affected	Mainland China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong
IBTrACS
Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season

Severe Tropical Storm Higos, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Helen, was a tropical storm that affected China and Vietnam around the same area as Nuri two months prior. Higos formed from a tropical disturbance north of Luzon, the Philippines, on August 16. The storm tracked northeast and quickly intensified, becoming a tropical storm on August 17. The storm made landfall in Zhuhai, Guangdong at peak intensity on August 19, and quickly weakened soon after. Higos killed 7 people and caused 45 billion đồng (US$2 million) in damages in Vietnam. Higos also caused more than US$140 million in damages, but no fatalities in China.^[1]