Part of the delay on my attempted return home was due to a semi apparently losing it’s brakes on Black Mountain headed down on I-40. We saw the massive tow truck coming back west toward Asheville in the opposite lane. Very battered, frame was torn out from under the cab, trailer was crushed, no wheels on the truck at all. Had to have bailed into one of the runaway truck ramps. Hope the driver’s OK but from the looks of that truck, he or she is in bad shape if lucky enough to be alive.
The centreline of totality will pass just south of Dallas at 18:42 UT, with the total eclipse still over 4 minutes 20 seconds on the centreline.
So, I'll be spring camping south of Dallas in April 2024!