"Total Solar Eclipse: Cities Urging Residents to Stay Home and Traffic Concerns in Multiple States"

Summit County officials are urging residents to stay home on April 8 and avoid unnecessary travel as a total eclipse is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors to northern Ohio. Concerns include potential traffic gridlock, weather conditions, and public health issues. Residents are advised to prepare for the eclipse like a major storm, and to purchase special eclipse viewing glasses to protect their eyes. The eclipse timeline for Greater Akron is provided, with totality expected at 3:15 p.m. for two minutes and 49 seconds.