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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 ...
What is the Waffle House Index? The South’s favorite disaster authority provides an informal measure of how significantly a storm will affect or has affected a community.
Ahead of Hurricane Helene making landfall, several Florida locations of Waffle House temporarily closed. Here's what to know about the Waffle House Index.
If a Waffle House stays open in town, even in a limited capacity, neighbors are reassured that the coming storm is unlikely to cause devastation. A closed location of the dependable diner chain has come to indicate impending disaster. The metric is known as the Waffle House Index.
The Waffle House Index became comprised of three color-coded levels: Green, yellow and red. If a Waffle House was fully open and operational, the storm's damage was likely minimal in the...
FEMA sometimes uses an unexpected metric to figure out how bad storms will be: the Waffle House Index. Hosts Ari Shapiro and Audie Cornish explain the significance of the southern breakfast...
Since 2004, FEMA has used what former administrator Craig Fugate dubbed the “Waffle House Index.” Because the casual dining chain is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, tracking to see if...