High winds could ground giant balloons in NYC Thanksgiving parade

Snoopy, SpongeBob Squarepants and different massive helium balloons within the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York might be grounded via excessive winds predicted for the vacation through weather forecasters on Wednesday. The 16 inflatable characters in question might lose their flying privileges according to metropolis rules that preserve them out of the sky when sustained winds high 23 miles per hour (37 km per hour), and gusts exceed 34 mph. That call will likely be made early Thursday by using parade officials in session with the New York City Police Division. The Nationwide Climate Carrier on Wednesday anticipated that Thanksgiving Day on Thursday in New York Metropolis will probably be sunny and breezy, with winds as much as 24 mph and gusts as excessive as 40 mph. "The balloons, as you recognize, can also be flown to more than a few heights… or now not brought out at all," New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said on Tuesday.