 Tess became the first tropical cyclone of the season to form in the South China Sea during late June , weakening before reaching Taiwan in early July . The Japanese Meteorological Agency states that Val was a continuation of Tess , which moved east @-@ northeast from Taiwan to the south of Japan in early July . Skip formed ahead of Tess , moving east @-@ northeast well to the south of Japan in late June and early July . Winona moved west @-@ northwest through the northern Philippines across Hainan Island into southern China before dissipating in mid July . Andy formed south of Guam , moving west @-@ northwest across Taiwan into southern China in late July . Bess formed within the same monsoon trough which spawned Andy , moving generally northwest into Japan early in August . 
