Residents and visitors to the area should expect

• Increased tourists and visitors

• Increased traffic

• Maximum capacity in hotels, cabins, campgrounds

• Decreased quality of cellular service

• Delays in supply chains and deliveries

• Increased emergency response times

Ways to plan ahead

• Schedule errands and appointments up to 3 days before the eclipse

• Fill up gas tanks

• Buy and stock up on groceries

• Have several forms of communication, not only cellular

• Check the weather

• If traveling to the area, arrive early, stay put and leave late

Safety tips

• Don’t stop along roadways or the shoulders of roadways

• Exit the roadway to view or photography the eclipse

• Don’t take photographs while driving

• Turn on your headlights

• Watch out for pedestrians

• Don’t pick up hitchhikers

— Sequoyah County Emergency Management