Okinawa and other islands in the Ryukyu Island chain south of Japan were hit with  sustained winds of over 70 mph on Tuesday when the strongest typhoon of 2014 struck.

Typhoon Neoguri shattered buildings, damaged stores, and toppled trees as it made its way through the islands.

The Japan Times reported  parts of Nagasaki recorded the heaviest rainfall in 50 years with over six inches of rain falling in three hours. Landslides and flash flooding was also reported.

Orders to evacuate to safer shelter were given to  540,000 people in the Okinawa Prefecture and 107,300 people were without power Tuesday night.

Americans stationed at Kadena Air Base were also prepared for the storm. They evacuated aircraft to other bases.

On the base’s website, Birg. Gen. James Hecker gave this statement: “I can’t stress enough how dangerous this typhoon may be when it hits Okinawa. This is the most powerful typhoon forecast to hit the island in 15 years; we expect damaging winds to arrive by early Tuesday morning.”

Currently there has been only one death when a man’s boat was overtaken by high waves from the storm, according to Reuters. Local news reports 25 injuries in the Okinawa Prefecture at this time.

Typhoon Neoguri is expected to hit Mainland Japan by Wednesday night.