Tropical Storm Krovanh (2020)

Tropical Storm Krovanh (Vicky)

Tropical Storm Krovanh over the South China Sea on December 20
Meteorological history
Formed	December 18, 2020
Dissipated	December 25, 2020
Tropical storm
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	65 km/h (40 mph)
Tropical depression
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	55 km/h (35 mph)
Lowest pressure	1002 hPa (mbar); 29.59 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	9
Missing	1
Damage	$4.48 million (2020 USD)
Areas affected	Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand
IBTrACS
Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season

Tropical Storm Krovanh, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Vicky, was a tropical cyclone which caused deadly flooding in the Philippines during December 2020. Krovanh, which means cardamom in Khmer language. The 31st depression and 23rd and final named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Krovanh originated from a tropical depression which was first monitored by PAGASA, late on December 17. The system strengthened with PAGASA naming it Vicky, meanwhile the JMA monitored it as a low pressure area. The depression then made several landfalls over the Philippines on December 18–19 before moving out of the PAR on December 20, as it strengthened into a tropical storm according to the JMA and was named Krovanh. However, Krovanh was downgraded back to a tropical depression the next day, with the JTWC issuing their final advisory on December 22.

Krovanh caused flash flooding and mudslides across the Philippines damaging numerous homes. 9 people were killed by the storm and 1 person remains missing as of December 23, 2020. Damage in the Philippines totaled to around ₱213.2 million (US$4.48 million) ^[1]