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March 21st, 2024 at 6:48:59 PM permalink
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Here is the weather for Waco up to April 4. It makes me nervous.


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That does not seem atypical for this time of year in Texas.
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March 21st, 2024 at 7:29:04 PM permalink
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So make arrangements with someone with a car. keep and eye on the weather and be prepared to drive to where it's clear.
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I'll have a rental car. Driving the day of the eclipse is not a good idea.
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March 22nd, 2024 at 10:50:06 AM permalink
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https://www.newsweek.com/texas-official-warns-people-stock-food-ahead-solar-eclipse-1878477

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A Texas official is recommending that residents in one county stock up on food and gas in advance of the total solar eclipse set to occur in a few weeks.


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My parents live near Toledo and they have been told the same thing!
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March 22nd, 2024 at 11:04:37 AM permalink
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https://www.newsweek.com/texas-official-warns-people-stock-food-ahead-solar-eclipse-1878477

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A Texas official is recommending that residents in one county stock up on food and gas in advance of the total solar eclipse set to occur in a few weeks.


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My parents live near Toledo and they have been told the same thing!
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Holy Toledo!
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March 22nd, 2024 at 12:03:46 PM permalink
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Here is the weather for Waco up to April 4. It makes me nervous.


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Hopefully it works out for you
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March 22nd, 2024 at 1:06:36 PM permalink
We were in Andrews, NC in 2017. There were fair-weather cumulus clouds to our west all day above the mountains along the TN/NC border. As the air descended towards Andrews, it naturally warmed and any cloud droplets evaporated and the clouds dissipated. None of the clouds ever passed overhead while we were there.

You might want to position yourself at a place where the prevailing wind is descending a slope if you want your best chance of having good viewing conditions. But his won't help if it is generally overcast.
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March 22nd, 2024 at 6:08:57 PM permalink
I’ll be on a cruise leaving Galveston TX on the 7th. Our position at sea on the 8th should put us in the 70-80% coverage range.
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March 26th, 2024 at 2:57:17 PM permalink


This is not looking good. Note the "PM showers." The eclipse will last from 12:20 TO 3:00.

I did not know this, but Waco will have the greatest time of totality anywhere, at 4:12. Weather issues not withstanding, it's the ideal location.

More information: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/waco?iso=20240408

I see that Baylor University is having a watch party. I'm tempted to go.
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March 27th, 2024 at 8:33:21 AM permalink


Now it's thunderstorms. At least they are in the AM.
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March 28th, 2024 at 1:34:57 AM permalink
Souvenir T-Shirts have been spotted in the wild near the path of totality.

Numerous electronic billboards have eclipse countdowns in the rotation.
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March 28th, 2024 at 4:54:02 AM permalink
Wizard, while in Waco will you be visiting the Branch Davidian Memorial?
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March 28th, 2024 at 8:06:35 AM permalink
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Wizard, while in Waco will you be visiting the Branch Davidian Memorial?
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I didn't know there was one. I might go if there is nothing else to do. At the risk of making a political statement, I thought the fire was intentionally set from within. So, I can't feel too sorry for them.

In other news, the forecast is now "scattered thunderstorms" with 78% chance of rain. *sigh*
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