Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know?
If you happened to watch any news coverage of Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas, there’s no doubt you heard at least a few times about the “Waffle House Index.” Since the chain restaurant is so prevalent across the country, and their locations are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, FEMA actually uses it as a barometer to see how bad a storm is affecting an area.
Former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate said, “If a Waffle House is closed because there’s a disaster, it’s bad. We call it red. If they’re open but have a limited menu, that’s yellow … If they’re green, we’re good, keep…
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