The fourth named storm of the annual typhoon season, Nida formed on July 28, 2016 as a tropical depression in the Philippine Sea.

During July 28, the Japan Meteorological Agency started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed about 1,020 km (635 mi) to the east-southeast of Manila in the Philippines.

[1][2] The system had a broad low level circulation center which was consolidating, with atmospheric convection developing to the north and south of the depression.

[2] The system was also located within a favorable environment for further development with low vertical wind shear and very warm sea surface temperatures.

[4][5] On July 31, Nida made landfall over the area between Baggao and Gattaran of the Cagayan province in the Philippines at 13:20 PST (05:20 UTC) as a severe tropical storm.

Before tropical storm Nida (known as Carina in the Philippines) made its landfall through Cagayan province, PAGASA raised a public signal warning number 2 throughout the Cordillera Administrative Region.