Multiple state, county, and city agencies have been preparing for months for the 2024 eclipse event on April 8, 2024. Parts of southeastern Oklahoma will experience a total solar eclipse. State and local authorities are working together to prepare for the event and to keep both visitors and residents safe. 

Oklahoma Department of Transportation provides live traffic information in Southeast Oklahoma on the Eclipse Road Map. Cameras will be live closer to the event. 

The total solar eclipse visits Oklahoma on April 8, 2024 beginning at 1:44 pm CDT with the final exit of the Moon’s shadow from the state at 1:51 pm CDT. Through Oklahoma, the speed of the Moon’s shadow will accelerate from about 1680 miles per hour to about 1745 miles per hour. 

Oklahoma State Parks are prime Eclipse viewing locations and the Oklahoma Department of Travel and Tourism is here to help you plan your trip. Across 12 distinct eco-regions with cozy lodging and outdoor adventures galore, find the park that's perfect for your eclipse viewing!

Oklahoma isn't the only place to view the Eclipse Path of Totality, which crosses the country diagonally from Texas to Maine. In our neighboring states, the Path of Totality will cross numerous cities including Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Waco in Texas and Texarkana, Hot Springs, Little Rock, and Jonesboro in Arkansas.

Multiple state, county, and city agencies have been preparing for months for the 2024 eclipse event on April 8, 2024. Parts of southeastern Oklahoma will experience a total solar eclipse.

Oklahoma is expected to receive an influx of anywhere from 17,000 to 66,000 visitors to watch the solar eclipse, according to a study conducted by the GreatAmericanEclipse.com. Visitors will likely watch the eclipse within the path of totality in which the moon will completely block out the sun. This stretches across southeastern Oklahoma. The path of totality will completely cover McCurtain County, and partially cover Choctaw, Bryan, Atoka, Pushmataha, Latimer, and Leflore Counties. The town with the longest total eclipse viewing time will be Shults, Oklahoma, approximately 3 miles east of Idabel, with 4 minutes and 19 seconds of viewing time, according to eclise2024.org. The eclipse will pass over Oklahoma starting at 1:44 p.m. CDT and end by 1:51 p.m. CDT on April 8, 2024.

The large influx of visitors to southeastern Oklahoma could overwhelm and backup the area's road systems. The major highways in the area are US-70, US-259, and State Highway 3. These roads are mostly two-lane highways passing through small towns.