ECLIPSE LIVE BLOG: The solar eclipse leaves all of Northeast Ohio in awe

It's a total solar eclipse day in Northeast Ohio! News 5 will update this live blog with the latest information, developments, and news throughout the day.

6:12 P.M. With our crews around Northeast Ohio, we were able to capture reactions of crowds around our area. Watch a compilation of reactions to the eclipse below:

5 P.M. News 5 staffer and talented photographer Alex Farmer captured a stunning time-lapse video of the eclipse over Cleveland:

Watch another time-lapse of the total solar eclipse over Avon Lake in the player below:

4:33 P.M. ODOT reports that lanes are back open on I-480 westbound at Lee Rd after a disabled vehicle, but traffic is still slowed in the area.

4:30 P.M.: The eclipse may be over, but that doesn't mean you need to throw your eclipse glasses away. The group Astronomers Without Borders is taking donated eclipse glasses and distributing them all over the world to future solar eclipse locations. Find out how you can donate your glasses here.

4:16 P.M.: I-480 westbound is closed between Lee Rd. and Warrensville Center Rd. due to a disabled vehicle, ODOT reports. Traffic cameras show a heavy backup of traffic in the area:

See a traffic map with the latest incidents and delays here.

4:10 P.M.: Expect heavy traffic and major delays as thousands of eclipse watchers hit the roads.

So far, ODOT is reporting a crash on I-90 at SR-2 eastbound causing lane closures beyond SR-57.

See a traffic map with the latest incidents and delays here.

3:20 P.M. The eclipse has passed over Northeast Ohio! At 3:13 p.m., the Moon moved completely in front of the sun, casting its shadow on Northeast Ohio and completely obscuring the sun for about 3 minutes and 50 seconds.

Watch the moment totality hit Northeast Ohio in the player below:

Take a look at some of the total solar eclipse festivities taking place in Lorain with News 5's Bryn Caswell and Damon Maloney:

2:39 P.M.: The parking lots at Huntington and Edgewater Park, East 55th, East 72nd, Gordon Park North and Gordon Park South have closed.

1:45 p.m.: If you were holding out until you knew for sure whether or not the clouds would ruin the eclipse, the skies are looking good for eclipse viewing! Phil has your last minute eclipse forecast:

@news5cleveland One last check at the forecast before go time! #solareclipse ♬ original sound - news5cleveland

1:35 p.m.: The parking lots at Edgewater Park have closed.

1:25 p.m.: News 5's Nadeen Abusada is at Edgewater Beach, where lots of people have gathered to watch the eclipse from the lakefront. She learned from officials there that they are at about 90% capacity and expect to close very shortly. You may need to find somewhere else to watch if you're not there already!

1:14 p.m.: Ohio's U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, Dr. James A. Kenyon, director of NASA'S Glenn Research Center, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson are among those at the Great Lakes Science Center for Cleveland's Eclipse Fest.

Tiffany Tarpley

See more photos in our gallery here.

1 p.m.: Cleveland Police has closed down Route 2 westbound from I-90, according to their post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

12:10 p.m.: ABC News is reporting that the FAA is warning pilots to carry extra fuel as there are possibilities that they will be rerouted and put into holding patterns due to heavy volume in the eclipse zones.

12 p.m.: The sun is out, and so are our News 5 crews! At noon, we checked in with News 5 teams at several events across Northeast Ohio:

11:55 a.m.: Mike Brookbank chatted with Ruth, a teacher from Virginia in Cleveland to watch the eclipse. She says she feels like a celebrity thanks to her eclipse 'fit:

Check out a gallery of photos from the city's Eclipse Fest here

11:50 a.m.: Akron is hosting an eclipse party at the big parking lot behind the Spaghetti Warehouse on Main Street.

The free event is sold out.

Since they are sold out, they are encouraging others who come downtown to instead go to Canal Park, where the Rubber Ducks play baseball.

Tickets are $5 to get into Canal Park.

Parking in decks is $5, but not allowing people to park on the top level.

"I think that experience of being able to share something with so many other people who are excited about it is great. It is truly, when I say the celestial Super Bowl, it's that feeling of sharing a joyous moment together with a lot of people who are equally excited to do so," said Suzie Graham Moore, the Director of Economic Development for Akron.

10:45 a.m.: News 5's Damon Maloney is in Lorain for a a rooftop eclipse viewing party:

@news5cleveland News 5 anchor @DMaloneytv will be in #LorainCounty all day ahead of the #totalsolareclipse. ♬ original sound - news5cleveland

10:30 a.m.: After an overcast morning, the clouds are starting to clear in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Will the skies remain clear this afternoon? Here's the latest from the Power of 5 weather team.

The North Coast Harbor in Cleveland is the place to be today, with hundreds already lined up for the City of Cleveland's Total Eclipse Fest. Our crews captured video of folks lining up:

Click here for our complete total eclipse guide with the latest on the weather, traffic, and everything else you need to know.