By Adam Douty, Meteorologist
May 10,2015; 11:34AM,EDT
Residents of the Philippines are feeling the power of Super Typhoon Noul with the massive storm making landfall on the northeast tip of the island of Luzon around 4:45 p.m. local time Sunday near the town of Santa Ana.
Winds at the time of landfall were roughly 260 km/h (161 mph) with gusts up to 315 km/h (195 mph), the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.
While Noul was still strengthening, Yap took the brunt of the storm on Wednesday, local time, as torrential rain and strong winds battered the island. Rainfall totaled more than 300 mm (12 inches) before rainfall tapered off Wednesday night.
Yap was struck by Super Typhoon Maysak at the end of March and early April. Major damage ensued across parts of the island.
Although impacts were not as extreme from Noul, the combination of heavy rain and strong winds caused a new round of damage.
Anyone with interests in the northern Philippines should continue to check back with AccuWeather.com for the latest updates as Noul move past the country.
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Any widespread damage will be limited to northern Luzon, especially areas near the northeast coast where the central core of Noul will pass over.
These areas can expect 100-200 mm (4-8 inches) of rain, with localized amounts up to 300 mm (12 inches). This rainfall will lead to flooding and the threat for mudslides in mountains terrain.
Despite beginning to move away, seas will be extremely dangerous with rough surf continuing along the eastern beaches of the Philippines into the start of the week.
The most hazardous and life-threatening conditions for boaters and swimmers will be along the eastern coast of Luzon. However, residents along the eastern coast as far south as Mindanao will still notice an increase in seas and the rip current threat.
Noul is expected to weaken after interacting with Luzon, but the storm could still bring heavy rainfall and locally strong winds as it accelerates to the northeast. Noul will eventually become non-tropical is the circulation is absorbed into a cold front.
The moisture from Noul will threaten flooding across Japanduring the first half of this week. This is especially true along the southern-facing sides of the islands.
Another tropical system has joined Noul in the western Pacific. Tropical Storm Dolphin is located well to the southeast of Guam. Residents of Guam should monitor this storm for any impacts during the middle of next week as the eventual track will bring the strengthening storm near the island.
AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Eric Leister contributed to the content of this story.
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