![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Sinlaku_2020-08-02_0320Z.jpg/640px-Sinlaku_2020-08-02_0320Z.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Tropical Storm Sinlaku (2020)
Pacific tropical storm in 2020 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Tropical Storm Sinlaku (2020)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Tropical Storm Sinlaku was a weak tropical cyclone that impacted Vietnam, Thailand and Laos in August 2020. Beginning as a tropical depression on July 31 in the South China Sea, Sinlaku was the fifth storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. It gradually organized as it took a slow west-northwest course, strengthening into a tropical storm the following day despite its monsoonal structure. The storm subsequently made landfall in Vietnam as a broad but weak tropical storm. Persistent land interaction weakened Sinlaku, leading to its dissipation on August 3.
![]() Tropical Storm Sinlaku at peak intensity, approaching Vietnam on August 2 | |
Meteorological history | |
---|---|
Formed | July 31, 2020 |
Dissipated | August 3, 2020 |
Tropical storm | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 75 km/h (45 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 85 km/h (50 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 989 hPa (mbar); 29.21 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 4 total |
Damage | $12.9 million (2020 USD) |
Areas affected | Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos |
IBTrACS![]() | |
Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season |
Sinlaku brought heavy monsoonal rains to much of Southeast Asia, especially to Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Two people were killed in Vietnam, and two people were killed in Thailand.