Parade officials and the New York Police Department had been keeping an eye on wind gauges along the 2.5-mile route that snakes through Manhattan. The balloons aren't allowed to fly if it's too windy. Winter storms continued to cause chaos in some parts of the country on Thursday, with the National Weather Service warning of a 'cornucopia of hazards' from Thanksgiving through the weekend.

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The parade is the 93rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Gennette described it as the company's 'gift to America.' Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland kept revelers entertained as she performed a Christmas carol from float outside Macy's Joanna Mammen and her family came from Bradford County in northern Pennsylvania to revisit the parade she attended every year — rain, shine or wind — as a girl growing up in the Bronx. This started 93 years ago with a group of colleagues who wanted to do something for family and their community. 'It is a very proud moment for the Macy's family.'

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Northern Lights to shine across parts of the UK tonight: Is your area going to be illuminated as Aurora Borealis lights up the night sky? The balloons were also being monitored by parade officials along the route who had anemometers to prevent any incidents or injuries happening to the crowd.

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