Tropical Storm Shanshan (2013)

Tropical Storm Shanshan, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Crising, was a weak tropical cyclone which affected the southern Philippines in mid February 2013. The second named storm of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Shanshan developed from a tropical depression on February 18 while located northeast of the Morotai Island. Environmental conditions were marginally favourable that it remained a weak tropical depression while moving west-northwest. The depression struck Mindanao and Palawan on February 19–20, before emerged into the South China Sea. Despite environmental conditions remained marginally favourable, the system briefly achieved tropical storm status late on February 21, and received the name Shanshan. Conditions soon deteriorated, Shanshan weakened back to a tropical depression on the next day and dissipated on February 23.

Although Shanshan remained weak when striking the Philippines, it still brought rainfall and caused flooding and landslides. Provinces across Mindanao and Palawan were placed under PSWS #1. More than 300,000 people were evacuated. Schools were closed in advance of the storm. The NDRRMC reported that 11 people were killed, four were injured and two others were missing, and the damage across the country amounted to Php11.2 million (US$275 thousand).