How do you measure a storm like Hurricane Helene? Some prefer the Waffle House Index
Georgia's own Waffle House, a diner-style restaurant known for its 24-hour service, uses an index that many others turn to ...
How Those Facing Hurricane Helene Used The ‘Waffle House Index’ To Measure Threat
When the 24/7 breakfast restaurant Waffle House boarded up locations in the path of Hurricane Helene—most notably in ...
Where does Hurricane Helene fall on the Waffle House Index? Here's how it's decided.
If your Waffle House still serves waffles, things may not be so bad after all. But if it’s closed - buckle up, it’s time to ...
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How Waffle House's open status indicates storm severity
Waffle House's open status can help measure storm severity and impact, with the most recent usage coming from Hurricane ...
All Waffle Houses in Tallahassee closing as Helene approaches
Waffle House is closing all of its Tallahassee locations and neighboring Crawfordville location as Hurricane Helene ...
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How Waffle House can measure disaster severity
As Hurricane Helene nears Georgia, residents are turning to an unusual yet reliable indicator of storm severity: the Waffle House Index.
Shocking images, social media videos of Hurricane Helene damage, aftermath in Florida
At 4:54 a.m. on Friday morning, the National Hurricane Center shared a post on X announcing Helene was downgraded to a ...
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Hurricane Helene’s toll: 1.2 million without power in Florida, at least three dead
Hurricane Helene, a massive, destructive Category 4 hurricane causing catastrophic storm surge, made landfall late Thursday ...
Helene Thursday recap: Hurricane makes landfall near Perry, Florida as a Category 4 storm
In a special update from the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River.
Jacksonville cleanup after Helene is restoring power after night of winds up to 80 mph
JEA crews were repairing downed power lines Friday and Jacksonville firefighter teams were in Big Bend helping with search and rescue.
Storm surge from Hurricane Helene proving to be devastating. Here's why and what that means
And in the case of Hurricane Helene, experts were predicting that the storm surge would be devastating in the coastal areas ...
Florida’s capital city spared from Hurricane Helene worst-case scenario
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s capital city was bracing for the worst as Hurricane Helene approached Thursday night. But as the sun rose Friday morning, so did hopes that Tallahassee had been spared the ...