Tornadoes, Dangerous Winds and Heavy Rain Pummel Midwest

The Midwest was rocked by tornadoes, high winds and heavy rain. The monster storm system also knocked out power to more than a million customers across four states. NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.

Police say all the reported deaths were caused by landslides in Baguio City and Benguet

Typhoon Dolphin brought strong winds, heavy rain and high waves to Japan’s southern islands on August 7, leading to shop closures and more than 500 flight cancellations. The storm had sustained winds of up to 89 mph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefect

Dolphin is forecast to move deeper inland to the central provinces of Hubei and Henan in ⁠the coming days.