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New Hampshire, Missouri meteorologists discuss experience of total solar eclipse

WMUR meteorologist Matt Hoenig is joined by KMBC meteorologist Nick Bender, from our sister station in Kansas City, to discuss what the 2017 solar eclipse was like in the path of totality. Meteorologists from New Hampshire, Missouri, and Kansas City, respectively, are discussing the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse on the 8th April. The last total solar eclipse occurred in August 2017. Meteorologist Nick Bender shared his experiences with viewers at his sister station, KMBC in Kansas City. The event was described as an "emarkable experience" and an "incredible moment" for Bender. The total eclipse will occur on the same day as the next one on April 8th. Click here for more information.

New Hampshire, Missouri meteorologists discuss experience of total solar eclipse

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TO HIS COUNTERPART AT OUR SISTER STATION IN MISSOURI. WELL, WE ARE JOINED TODAY BY METEOROLOGIST NICK BENDER WITH OUR SISTER STATION, KMBC IN KANSAS CITY. NICK, THANKS SO MUCH FOR TALKING WITH US TODAY. WE’RE HERE TALKING ABOUT THE UPCOMING TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN EARLY APRIL. AND OUT THERE IN KANSAS CITY. YOU ARE ACTUALLY RIGHT IN THE EPICENTER OF THE LAST TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE THAT HAPPENED BACK IN AUGUST OF 2017. FIRST, I HAVE TO ASK, WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE DURING THAT? WOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I MEAN, YOU ALL ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT. IT WAS. I’VE SEEN A LOT OF AMAZING THINGS IN THE SKY OVER THE LENGTH OF MY CAREER, AND THAT THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST AMAZING THING I’VE I’VE EVER SEEN IN THE SKY WAS THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE HERE IN KANSAS CITY. THERE’S JUST SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO THE VERY END. SO NICK. WHAT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THAT ECLIPSE BACK IN 2017? LIVING THROUGH IT, SOMETHING THAT EITHER CAUGHT YOU OFF GUARD OR JUST REALLY SURPRISED YOU SAY THE MAGNITUDE OF IT I WAS, I WAS AT A HIGH SCHOOL, SO I WAS WITH HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, YOU KNOW, TEENAGERS, THEY’RE THEY’RE REALLY HARD TO IMPRESS. THEY DON’T GET EXCITED EASILY. AND TO SEE THE FACE OF THE KIDS JAWS DROPPING HIGH FIVES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE STUDENTS THERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IS UP IN LIBERTY, WHICH IS JUST NORTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY. I WOULD SAY JUST 1 OR 2 QUICK THINGS THAT REALLY TOOK ME BY SURPRISE WAS HOW DARK AND QUIET IT GOT. UH, AS THE THE SHADOW APPROACHED, UM, IT TURNED ALMOST TO EVENING. IT GOT NOTICEABLY COLDER. THE TEMPERATURE ACTUALLY DROPPED SEVERAL DEGREES. IT FELT LIKE EVENING. IT LOOKED LIKE EVENING. I MEAN, ALL AROUND THE HORIZON. IT LOOKED LIKE A SUNSET. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING. I MEAN, WE KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT. WE KNEW WHAT WE WOULD SEE FROM THE THE SUNSET EFFECT TO THE SHADOW TO ALL THE DIFFERENT FEATURES OF THE THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. BUT JUST TO EXPERIENCE THAT AND JUST TO ACTUALLY SEE IT, I MEAN, IT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE’S BREATH AWAY. THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE KIND OF TEARED UP A BIT. IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR SOME THERE. UH, IT WAS IT WAS INCREDIBLE. ALL RIGHT. A LITTLE PREVIEW OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS, REALLY. APRIL EIGHTH. YOU CAN FIND THE EXTENDED VERSION OF THAT CONVERSATION ON WMUR.COM, AND RIGHT INSIDE THE MOBILE APP, AND WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO PLAN WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO BE, YOUR LOCATION ON APRIL 8TH. VERY COOL. AND, YOU KNOW, AS WE GET CLOSER, A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING THE FORECAST, WE’RE TWEAKING. WE’RE FINE TUNING, TRYING TO NAIL DOWN WHAT EXACTLY IT’S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. YEAH, WE’RE HOPING FOR A NICE, CLEAR, SUNNY DAY. OF COURSE. STILL A COUPLE OF WEEKS OUT, SO WE’LL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. BUT DEFINITELY A COOL THING IF YOU’RE ABLE TO MAKE IT NORTH WHERE TOTALITY WILL HAPPEN. NOT ONLY DOES IT GET DARK, BUT IT’S THE RATE THAT THE DARKNESS COMES ABOUT SO QUICKLY BECAUSE IT GETS DARK EVERY DAY. BUT IT HAPPENS SO GRADUALLY. THIS HAPPENS IN AN INSTANT, AND SO IT REALLY IS COOL. IF YOU CAN EXPERIENCE IT, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR GLASSES OFF TO DURING TOTALITY. YES, THOSE BRIEF MOMENTS YOU ARE ABLE TO BE SAFE AND TAKE YOUR GLASSES OFF. BUT AS SOON AS YOU KNOW THE MOON STARTS TO MOVE O

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