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The Waffle House Index is a metric named after the ubiquitous Southern US restaurant chain Waffle House known for its 24-hour, 365-day service. [1] Since this restaurant always remains open (except in extreme circumstances), it has given rise to an informal but useful metric to determine the severity of a storm and the likely scale of ...
The Waffle House Index was conceived by Craig Fugate, former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2004. Fugate had been searching for something to eat while surveying ...
The Waffle House Index was penned by Craig Fugate, the former head of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Fugate helped develop the metric while serving at Florida’s Department of ...
The "Waffle House Index" refers to an unofficial, but staggeringly accurate, metric used to judge the severity of a storm — based on if Waffle House is open, closed or operating with a limited menu.
The Waffle House Index is an unofficial term first used by Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate after the Joplin tornado in May 2011, according to Accuweather.
Southerners know when a Waffle House closes for a storm, it's as bad as it gets. Hurricane Helene closed several in the Augusta area.
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“The 24-hour Waffle House, at least for that time, will be no more,” said Boss about the potential shutdowns. There’s even a Waffle House index to determine how bad a storm is and whether ...