WATCH: Landfall of Super Typhoon Noul. Plus: Ana Becomes Strongest Tropical Storm to Hit U.S. This Early in the Year

Typhoon Noul made landfall in the Philippines on May 10, 2015, as seen by the MTSAT satellite. (Source: Japan Meteorological Agency) Super Typhoon Noul roared ashore on the extreme northeastern corner of the island of Luzon in the Philippines at about 4:45 p.m. local time on Sunday (4:45 EDT). Click on the screenshot above to watch an animation of MTSAT images showing the storm approach and make landfall before curving toward the northeast and heading back out to sea. In the animation, make sure to check out that dark, clearly defined eye. And for an astounding closeup view, click here to watch an animation of imagery from the Himawari-8 satellite, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies. The detail visible inside the eye is simply mind boggling. (The resolution is 0.5 kilometers, which means the animation will take awhile to load unless you have a very fast Internet ...