Wondering if anyone plans to see this event. It takes place on a monday.
As the sun overtakes the moon, the shadow will evidently travel from west to east (in the opposite direction of the sun and moon). The eclipse begins out on the Pacific Ocean where the sun will arise dark on the horizon according to what I read. It afterwards proceeds from the Oregon coast over Salem East southeast across the United States crossing over St.Joseph, Missouri & Nashville, TN.
I myself will observe it from Salem, Oregon unless I manage to board an ocean bound yacht to see the sunrise dark.
One of the more informative websites which will give statistics for any city in the path:
http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/path_through_the_US.htm