Strong Winds Don’t Stop the Balloons From Flying in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Thanksgiving Turkey during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in this file photo. Photo by Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images
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NEW YORK—The beloved balloons flew, but lower than usual this year. New York’s annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled on after an anxious weather watch.

The strong winds threatened to ground the giant inflated characters. But officials announced, less than an hour before parade start time, that the balloons could fly, providing they are kept low.