NEW : `` It 's been a long and rough night for the United States of America. Bolaven crosses over Okinawa . `` The eye of the typhoon actually crashed ashore just after dark . ... It is the strongest typhoon in the region since 1956 . Typhoon Bolaven 's cloud field is about 20 times the length of Okinawa .
NEW : `` It 's been a long and rough night for the United States of America. Bolaven crosses over Okinawa . It is the strongest typhoon in the region since 1956 . Typhoon Bolaven 's cloud field is about 20 times the length of Okinawa .