I live in Central Missouri and saw it too, and that is right!
I saw it in MO also but drove 3 hours - the people who stayed put and saw the 99% or whatever, you CANNOT convince them of what the difference is! Oh well.
I did put in some additional prep getting ready for the road trip, in case I was stranded hours on I-44. Kind of like getting ready for a hiking trip instead of a simple drive. It was congested afterward, but moving well thank goodness.
> The totality itself was surreal. Photographs, no matter how good, do not do it justice. I get it why people chase these things all over the world now.
Yes, I’d witnessed a partial eclipse previously (in 1984) and was not impressed. Just a tiny bit of the sun can produce a lot of illumination. There’s no comparison with a total eclipse. It’s awesome!
I live about halfway between Columbia and Millersburg. Mrs. Augie and I watched from our front porch. The view was great and we had zero traffic problems.