![]() ![]() Burke says those areas will have thick clouds and have to dodge pop-up thunderstorms.Īstronomers say clouds and rainstorm make it difficult to see the classic image of the blotted out sun. The toughest areas are coastal South Carolina, eastern Nebraska, north and central Missouri and Illinois. National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Burke says about 70 percent of the area on the 70-mile path stretching from Oregon to South Carolina is likely to have clear skies when the moon moves in front of the sun.īurke says it looks good for the Pacific Northwest, the Northern Rockies, Tennessee, Kentucky, and into western South Carolina. No big league games are scheduled to coincide with the eclipse.įorecasters say it looks like a big chunk of the nation on the path of the total eclipse will get clear viewing for the sky show. Other teams hosting events include the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Idaho Falls Chukars, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Nashville Sounds, Greenville Drive, Columbia Fireflies and Charleston RiverDogs. The team says it has sold tickets to buyers from as far away as the United Kingdom and Germany. In Nebraska, the Lincoln Saltdogs will wear special eclipse jerseys and stop their game to watch the full eclipse at 1:02 p.m. ![]() Minor league teams from Oregon to South Carolina have scheduled games Monday to coincide with the total eclipse as it streaks across the United States. Ninety minutes after the zoo opened, the pathways were clogged with people.īaseball fans in more than a half-dozen cities are heading to ballparks to watch the solar eclipse as teams look to cash in with game-day viewing parties. The flamingo lagoon is one of the most popular locales, with the birds expected to roost and get noisy when the sun darkens. Paulette Simmons of Nashville came to the zoo after a doctor's appointment, saying she decided on the location because she wanted to see how the animals reacted. Zoo spokesman Jim Bartoo says people were camping out at the zoo entrance at 6 a.m., three hours before the gates opened and seven-and-a-half hours before totality. The Latest on the total solar eclipse crossing the U.S., from Oregon to South Carolina (all times EDT):Įclipse viewers, many of them slathered with sunscreen, are streaming into the noisy Nashville Zoo hours early to see both the eclipse and animals' weird reactions to it. ![]()
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