Millions of people across the U.S. were on alert for dangerous conditions Sunday, including large hail, strong wind and possible tornadoes. It comes as fires break out in the upper Midwest. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.
Trending is a series that examines the stories making the news that are driving conversations in real time. These can include a major political event, an arrest or a natural disaster. In addition, we look at the stories that are generating discussion on social media.
Breaking news is an announcement of a sudden, important and time-sensitive event. When such an event occurs, a network may interrupt its regular programming to cover it, typically with a graphic and music cue that indicates the breaking story. Some networks also use a special ticker that runs across the bottom of the screen during regular programming, lessening the need for an interruption.
Until the 1990s, breaking news was most often used for severe weather events such as tornado warnings and landfalling hurricanes. For more prolonged events, stations would provide long-form weather coverage using cut-ins and alert crawls during regularly scheduled programming or through separate specialized weather segments (e.g., on local affiliates).
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