Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will go ahead with its famous giant balloons despite high winds
The city typically requires the balloons to be grounded if sustained winds exceed 23 mph and gusts exceed 34 mph. The regulation came into effect after a woman was critically injured when winds blew a"Cat in the Hat" balloon into a lamppost near Central Park in 1997.The giant balloons range from 31 to 67 feet tall and require as many as 90 handlers to fly. They can be flown at high as 55 feet off the ground or brought down to 10 feet of the ground in windy conditions.
The rest of Thursday's scheduled performances and floats, including an appearance from Santa Claus, will also march through Manhattan as planned. Balloons were grounded for the country's oldest Thanksgiving parade in Philadelphia due to weather conditions, with wind gusts expected to reach up to 50 mph. Parade organizers told local newspaper The Philadelphia Inquirer that the balloons could still make an appearance if the winds die down.Linda Givetash is a reporter based in London. She previously worked for The Canadian Press in Vancouver and Nation Media in Uganda.
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