NEW YORK CITY — When the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marches through New York City on Thanksgiving, there’s a chance that the famous balloons won’t be included.
Frigid temperatures and high winds are threatening the balloons.
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Macy’s employees and parade organizers are making preparations in hopes of avoiding mistakes of holidays past.
In 1997, strong winds blew a Cat in the Hat balloon into a street lamp. Debris from that lamp struck a young woman, putting her in a coma for three weeks.
In 2005, a similar incident occurred, when a giant M&M-themed balloon struck a pole in times square, injuring two.
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Macy's issued a statement saying, "in the morning, just prior to the start of the event, the NYPD and Macy's will make a final determination on the flight of the giant balloons, based on the current weather data available from the parade route and a number of additional sources."
You can watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Channel 11 at 9 a.m. Thursday.
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