Posted on 08/18/2017 7:29:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Traffic jams on U.S. 26 around Prineville eased late Thursday night, according to police,
But that mess was created by people heading to a single eclipse festival. Today, authorities expect an influx of people headed to destinations throughout Central Oregon.
And this is just the beginning. About 1 million people are projected to visit the state of Oregon to see the total solar eclipse Monday.
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Motorists were advised to stay in the their vehicles during traffic delays, and to not drive in wrong lanes of travel.
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In Eastern Oregon... some delays Thursday on U.S. 395 from the community of Dale to Middle Fork Lane. Traffic was also heavy at times in the Burns area on 395 and around John Day on 395 and Highway 26.
...ODOT has warned that the eclipse would lead to the "biggest traffic event in Oregon history." ODOT recommends travelers leave early, be patient and be prepared.
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Yeah. It's crazy. I'm from Nampa, originally, and my folks are still there. They're not leaving their property that day. They'll get around 97%-98% totality. They said they're good with that. I'm near Albuquerque, NM, and we're getting around 73% coverage, and I'm good with that, too.
Looks good now according to weatherunderground.com
Bend, OR 0% clouds 0% precipitation
Salem, OR 2% cloud cover, 0% precip.
Even the Oregon coast is better than I expected -
Newport, OR 18% cloud cover and 5% chance of precip.
Yeah, what with all that groping and tripping and stuff.
Nephew works at a gas station in Sandy and they have been pumping like crazy. Have run out of regular a few times already. For those outside of the PNW, this is our driest time of year. May have a marine layer on the Coast Monday, but rest of State looks to be clear. Possible problem in Central Oregon are fires in the Cascades and points east. May be up to 1/4M show up east of the mountains. Nephew ran into six from Australia already. Number from East Coast showing up, guess some want to be the first to see the eclipse. Believe some from Europe and Asia have arrived. Appears hundreds of thousands will be pouring into the Willamette Valley to watch. Bottom line: this is going to be nutz!
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Unfortunately the Sisters fire really took off today and air quality took a bad nose dive. Wondering if I need to head further east and maybe to Idaho.
We’re in the “totally” path here in TN. Yesterday one of the town’s employees said that someone had called from out of state and wanted to rent/reserve a picnic table. He said he and his wife could sleep on top and the kids underneath on the ground.
Oh my!
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