Photo: Erik Pendzich/REX/ShutterstockNot even the bitter cold can stop themagic of Macy’s.TheMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Paradehas its balloons flying high despite concerns ahead of time that the record-breaking chill in the Northeast would force the annual event to pull the plug on its eye-catching inflatables.Sustained winds at 23 mph or blasts of wind at 34 mph would have prevented the parade from using its iconic balloons,NBC Newsreported. Police can still call off the balloons if conditions change during the parade, according toNBC New York.APaw Patrolballoon.Erik Pendzich/REX/ShutterstockIn 1930, 1938 and 1972, the parade carried on in 21-degree weather,USA Todayreported. On Thursday, hours before the parade began, New York City was a crisp 20 degrees.N.Y.C. is not the only frigid city on Thanksgiving. In several areas — like Boston, where the projected high was 18 degrees — Nov. 22 marks the coldest turkey day in decades, according toABC News.Tony Stout, whose son is in a marching band in the parade, told theAssociated Pressthat he arrived at 2:00 a.m. He called himself “freezing and numb but excited.”RELATED VIDEO: Sarah Michelle Gellar Sparks Debate with Lingerie Photo Post About Not Overeating on Thanksgiving“Get ready for an amazing parade, but put on every layer you have in your household, wear every glove you can find, every scarf, hand warmers, whatever you got, you’re going to need it tomorrow,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told attendees before the parade, according to NBC New York.John Legend.Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock“I want to tell everyone be ready to enjoy but recognize it’s going to be really, really cold,” de Blasio added.“The parade takes place rain, shine or snow (and we’ve done it in all of these conditions),” spokesperson Orlando Veras toldUSA Today. The balloons were reportedly kept on the ground in 1971.Rita Ora.Erik Pendzich/REX/ShutterstockBad Bunny,Diana Ross,John Legend,Kane Brown,Pentatonix,Sugarland,Martina McBrideandBarenaked Ladiesare all bundling up in their warmest attire to perform at the parade, according to the AP.The parade is airing live now on NBC.
Photo: Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock
Not even the bitter cold can stop themagic of Macy’s.TheMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Paradehas its balloons flying high despite concerns ahead of time that the record-breaking chill in the Northeast would force the annual event to pull the plug on its eye-catching inflatables.Sustained winds at 23 mph or blasts of wind at 34 mph would have prevented the parade from using its iconic balloons,NBC Newsreported. Police can still call off the balloons if conditions change during the parade, according toNBC New York.APaw Patrolballoon.Erik Pendzich/REX/ShutterstockIn 1930, 1938 and 1972, the parade carried on in 21-degree weather,USA Todayreported. On Thursday, hours before the parade began, New York City was a crisp 20 degrees.N.Y.C. is not the only frigid city on Thanksgiving. In several areas — like Boston, where the projected high was 18 degrees — Nov. 22 marks the coldest turkey day in decades, according toABC News.Tony Stout, whose son is in a marching band in the parade, told theAssociated Pressthat he arrived at 2:00 a.m. He called himself “freezing and numb but excited.”RELATED VIDEO: Sarah Michelle Gellar Sparks Debate with Lingerie Photo Post About Not Overeating on Thanksgiving“Get ready for an amazing parade, but put on every layer you have in your household, wear every glove you can find, every scarf, hand warmers, whatever you got, you’re going to need it tomorrow,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told attendees before the parade, according to NBC New York.John Legend.Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock“I want to tell everyone be ready to enjoy but recognize it’s going to be really, really cold,” de Blasio added.“The parade takes place rain, shine or snow (and we’ve done it in all of these conditions),” spokesperson Orlando Veras toldUSA Today. The balloons were reportedly kept on the ground in 1971.Rita Ora.Erik Pendzich/REX/ShutterstockBad Bunny,Diana Ross,John Legend,Kane Brown,Pentatonix,Sugarland,Martina McBrideandBarenaked Ladiesare all bundling up in their warmest attire to perform at the parade, according to the AP.The parade is airing live now on NBC.
Not even the bitter cold can stop themagic of Macy’s.
TheMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Paradehas its balloons flying high despite concerns ahead of time that the record-breaking chill in the Northeast would force the annual event to pull the plug on its eye-catching inflatables.
Sustained winds at 23 mph or blasts of wind at 34 mph would have prevented the parade from using its iconic balloons,NBC Newsreported. Police can still call off the balloons if conditions change during the parade, according toNBC New York.
APaw Patrolballoon.Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock
In 1930, 1938 and 1972, the parade carried on in 21-degree weather,USA Todayreported. On Thursday, hours before the parade began, New York City was a crisp 20 degrees.
N.Y.C. is not the only frigid city on Thanksgiving. In several areas — like Boston, where the projected high was 18 degrees — Nov. 22 marks the coldest turkey day in decades, according toABC News.
Tony Stout, whose son is in a marching band in the parade, told theAssociated Pressthat he arrived at 2:00 a.m. He called himself “freezing and numb but excited.”
RELATED VIDEO: Sarah Michelle Gellar Sparks Debate with Lingerie Photo Post About Not Overeating on Thanksgiving
“Get ready for an amazing parade, but put on every layer you have in your household, wear every glove you can find, every scarf, hand warmers, whatever you got, you’re going to need it tomorrow,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told attendees before the parade, according to NBC New York.
John Legend.Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock
“I want to tell everyone be ready to enjoy but recognize it’s going to be really, really cold,” de Blasio added.
“The parade takes place rain, shine or snow (and we’ve done it in all of these conditions),” spokesperson Orlando Veras toldUSA Today. The balloons were reportedly kept on the ground in 1971.
Rita Ora.Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock
Bad Bunny,Diana Ross,John Legend,Kane Brown,Pentatonix,Sugarland,Martina McBrideandBarenaked Ladiesare all bundling up in their warmest attire to perform at the parade, according to the AP.
The parade is airing live now on NBC.
source: people.com
