 Typhoon Nida , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Dindo , was the fourth tropical cyclone and second named storm of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season . Nida was the second super typhoon of the 2004 season , reaching a peak intensity of 160 miles per hour ( 260 km / h ) . Forming southeast of the Philippines , the storm strengthened as it moved northwest . The typhoon brushed the eastern Philippines causing heavy rains across the island archipelago . Nida later accelerated northeast , missing Japan to the east while becoming an extratropical cyclone . A total of $ 1 @.@ 3 million ( 2004 USD ) in damage occurred , and Nida left 31 fatalities . 
