Even if there is a chance of a winter storm in the Northeast on Thursday, plans are already in motion to hold the renowned Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, which has delighted countless people for almost a century.
On Thursday morning, officials will be organizing the procession and inflating the final balloons before the march begins, bringing a Thanksgiving Day storm to the Big Apple.
The winter storm is likely to intensify, bringing rain to the entire region on Thursday. The winds are not forecast to increase until later in the day.
Over the period of six to twelve hours, Thursday’s rain totals should range from half an inch to one inch.
But if the storm passes over New York City sooner than anticipated, problems could occur. It is not anticipated that the wind will increase until the system shifts offshore, bringing with it cooler temperatures and more powerful winds.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has enormous balloons, and wind is essential to the safety precautions and logistics of the parade.
For those who are hoping to see the balloons floating over the streets of New York, this is wonderful news. That level of wind might not seem like much, but if the wind gets stronger, it can get much harder to manage the balloons.
If sustained winds reach 23 mph or gusts reach 34 mph, the famous balloons will not be able to fly.
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It appears that the winds will remain below those levels for the time being.
A bystander was hurt in 1997 when winds threw a balloon against a lamppost, sending it plummeting to the ground. Another balloon burst and deflated onto the pavement during the same parade.
