NEWS
Total eclipse expected to bring almost 1 million to Texas
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Texas is going to be the “epicenter” for the April 8 total solar eclipse as projections show Texas could see a million visitors for the solar show.
This will be one of the most watched eclipses ever as a path of totality 115 miles wide will cross North America from northern Mexico to southeastern Canada via parts of 15 U.S. states. There are more than 32 million who live on that path and Space.com compares that to the 12 million who lived in the path of totality during the last total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.
Michael Zeiler of GreatAmericanEclipse.com estimates between 931,000 and 3.7 million will travel from outside the path of totality on eclipse day. Where will most of those eclipse chasers go? Texas is expected to enjoy the most, followed by Indiana and Ohio with estimates of about half a million people each.
Read the full story in your mid-week Bowie News.
Here are a few useful website for eclipse information:
Great American Eclipse
National Eclipse
NASA Science
American Astronomical Society
Drive Texas
Texas State Parks
Travel Texas
2024 Total Eclipse in Kerrville, TX
NEWS
Severe thunderstorm watch issues
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 193
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
9:05 PM CDT FRI MAY 8, 2026
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 193 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2:00 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLLIN
COOKE
DELTA
DENTON
FANNIN
GRAYSON
HOPKINS
HUNT
JACK
LAMAR
MONTAGUE
WISE
YOUNG
NEWS
Bowie City Council meets on May 12
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 12 in the council chambers.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
In the city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham will discuss the Rock and Pillar Street project and the Texas Water Development Board grant application.
In new business, Brittany Barnes will be considered as an appointment to the Bowie Community Development Board.
A resolution requesting financial assistance from the TWDB authorizing the filing of an application for assistance will be reviewed.
The master parks plan also will be presented by staff from Public Management.
The consent agenda and public comments round out the meeting.
NEWS
Commissioners to meet on May 11
Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on May 11.
After the consent agenda and public comments, the court will discuss an interlocal agreement between precinct two and the Bowie Sports Association for the baseball complex.
Precinct three will ask for a line-time budget adjustment of $15,000 from operating expenses to part-time.
The court will open and consider accepting sealed bids for emulsified asphalt and prime oil, all on a 90-day contract.
The consent agenda of minutes, bills and reports also is slated.
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