Typhoon Vamco

| season = [[2020 Pacific typhoon season]]}}

| season = [[2020 Pacific typhoon season]]}}

'''Typhoon Vamco''' ([[transliterated]] from Vietnamese '''Vàm Cỏ'''), known in the Philippines as '''Typhoon Ulysses''', was a powerful, deadly and very destructive Category 4-equivalent typhoon that struck the [[Philippines]] and [[Vietnam]] in mid-November 2020. It also caused the worst flooding in [[Metro Manila]] since [[Typhoon Ketsana]] in [[2009 Pacific typhoon season|2009]]. The twenty-second named storm and tenth typhoon of the [[2020 Pacific typhoon season]], Vamco originated as a tropical depression northwest of [[Palau]], where it slowly continued its northwest track until it made landfall in [[Quezon]]. After entering the [[South China Sea]], Vamco further intensified in the [[South China Sea]] until it made its last landfall in [[Vietnam]].

'''Typhoon Vamco''' ([[transliterated]] from Vietnamese '''Vàm Cỏ'''), known in the Philippines as '''Typhoon Ulysses''', was a powerful, deadly, and very destructive Category 4-equivalent typhoon that struck the [[Philippines]] and [[Vietnam]] in mid-November 2020. It also caused the worst flooding in [[Metro Manila]] since [[Typhoon Ketsana]] in [[2009 Pacific typhoon season|2009]]. The twenty-second named storm and tenth typhoon of the [[2020 Pacific typhoon season]], Vamco originated as a tropical depression northwest of [[Palau]], where it slowly continued its northwest track until it made landfall in [[Quezon]]. After entering the [[South China Sea]], Vamco further intensified in the [[South China Sea]] until it made its last landfall in [[Vietnam]].

Vamco made its first landfall in the Philippines near midnight on November 11 in the [[Quezon]] province as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon. The typhoon brought heavy rains to [[Central Luzon]] and nearby provinces, including [[Metro Manila]], the national capital. As the typhoon crossed the country, dams from all around [[Luzon]] neared their spilling points, forcing dam operators to release large amounts of water into their impounds. As the [[Magat Dam]] approached its spilling point, all seven of its gates were opened to prevent [[dam failure]], which overflowed the [[Cagayan River]] and caused widespread floods in [[Cagayan]] and [[Isabela (province)|Isabela]]. After entering the South China Sea, Vamco further intensified until it reached its brief peak as a Category 4-equivalent typhoon. On November 15, Vamco made landfall in Vietnam as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon before dissipating shortly after.

Vamco made its first landfall in the Philippines near midnight on November 11 in the [[Quezon]] province as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon. The typhoon brought heavy rains to [[Central Luzon]] and nearby provinces, including [[Metro Manila]], the national capital. As the typhoon crossed the country, dams from all around [[Luzon]] neared their spilling points, forcing dam operators to release large amounts of water into their impounds. As the [[Magat Dam]] approached its spilling point, all seven of its gates were opened to prevent [[dam failure]], which overflowed the [[Cagayan River]] and caused widespread floods in [[Cagayan]] and [[Isabela (province)|Isabela]]. After entering the South China Sea, Vamco further intensified until it reached its brief peak as a Category 4-equivalent typhoon. On November 15, Vamco made landfall in Vietnam as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon before dissipating shortly after.