On August 25, the Japan Meteorological Agency began to track a tropical depression near Ifalik. On the next day, PAGASA named the storm Jenny. On August 27, the system intensified to become a tropical storm, and was given the name Podul. Podul made landfall in Casiguran, Aurora at 10:40 p.m. PST (14:40 UTC). It then emerged over the South China Sea, and headed for Vietnam. Podul then intensified a bit further,