Winds in the city were forecasted to be between 15 and 25 miles per hour on Thanksgiving.
On Thursday, thousands of people will line the streets of New York City to see 34 floats, 21 performers and 11 marching bands pass by on their way to Macy's Herald Square. Heavy winds threatened to ground balloon look-alikes of some viewers' favorite animated characters, but on Thursday morning, officials decided to let them fly.
"We had the same concerns last year," New York Police Department Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison said during a press conference on Tuesday."It's going to be a game day decision." Harrison explained that safety is paramount, but acknowledged that people travel from out of town to see the parade and it's an exciting day for little kids, so the NYPD wants to do the"best we can" to ensure it goes smoothly.
The NYPD uses anemometers to measure wind speed and determine the safe flying height of each balloon based on the balloon's individual specifications, such as weight and size. PAW Patrol balloon is seen at the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 22, 2018, in New York City. High winds on Thursday threatened to ground the balloons for the 2019 parade.City regulations prohibit balloons from flying if winds exceed 23 miles per hour and gusts top 24 miles per hour. It's not uncommon for winds to raise the possibility that balloons wouldn't be part of the parade but they've only been grounded once, in 1971, according to CNN.
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