On May 12, a persistent area of thunderstorms formed within a monsoon trough 220 miles (350 km) southwest of Palau.

Forecasters at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration designated the storm as Tropical Depression Dindo.

[2] At the time of formation, the depression was located 190 miles (310 km) east of Palau as it moved west northwest at 3 mph (4.8 km/h).

The depression underwent rapid intensification as it became a tropical storm late in the morning on May 14 and was assigned the name Nida by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Satellite imagery showed the storm developed a defined eye measuring 25 miles (40 km) wide.

Infrared satellite imagery showed the eye being obscured by high cirrostratus clouds, indicative of the weakening typhoon.

Nida weakened below typhoon strength as the center passed 290 miles (470 km) south of Tokyo, Japan.

In Camotes island, nine people drowned and five were declared missing when a ferry boat sank during the storm.

[6] In Japan, heavy rains produced by the outer bands of Nida triggered flash flooding and landslides in Fukushima Prefecture.

[8] In addition to the structural damage caused by Nida, the poor weather conditions created during its passage resulted in several canceled flights by Japan Air Commuter.

[9] In Minamidaitō, Okinawa, a weather station operated by the WMO reported winds gusting to 71 mph (114 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 972 millibars (28.7 inHg).