to weaken. Both the JTWC and JMA determined that Wynne transitioned into an extratropical cyclone by the afternoon of July 31, although the JMA continued to track Wynne for five additional days. Prior to the arrival of the typhoon on Alamagan, a handful of people sought shelter. All coconut trees and 90–100% of crops on islands of Alamagan and Agrihan were destroyed by the typhoon. All structures on Alamgan were destroyed, including the radio tower, which was the island's communication to the rest of Saipan. However, there were no serious injuries or deaths. Typhoon Alex (Etang) Alex hit Taiwan as a typhoon. By the night of July 28, Alex went extratropical low and dissipated 2 days later. Alex killed a total of 126 people. Typhoon Betty (Herming) Typhoon Betty formed from the monsoon trough that, according to the JMA, spawned a tropical depression on August 8 while around positioned well to the east of the Philippines. It drifted northwestward, becoming a tropical storm on August 9 and a typhoon on August 10. Betty turned westward, where it rapidly intensified, becoming the second super typhoon of the season, before attaining peak intensity on August 11. The next day, Typhoon Betty made landfall in the central Philippines. Betty weakened rapidly over the country, but restrengthened somewhat over the South China Sea. Land interaction weakened Betty slightly before it hit central Vietnam on August 16. The next day, Betty dissipated. Betty killed 92 people Typhoon Cary (Ising) Cary formed on the August 7th and started to move westward, the storm peaked to a Category 2 storm and struck the Philippines, this resulted in 25 casualties and $5.58 million of damage. The storm weakened inland Vietnam JMA Tropical Storm Ten This system was not tracked by the JTWC. Typhoon Dinah (Luding) An area of low pressure developed near Guam on August 19, and on August 21, the low reached tropical storm intensity as it moved generally west. Intensification was initially gradual, but Dinah became a typhoon early on August 24, and subsequently began to intensify at a faster pace. Dinah reached its highest strength on August 26 before turning northward on August 28 and into a less favorable conditions aloft, which prompted weakening. Dinah entered the Sea of Japan after passing near Okinawa on August 29, where Dinah leveled off in intensity. The system then began to recurved towards southwestern Japan, and after passing