Waffle House goes viral as Florida man noticed for brave decision during Hurricane Idalia TikTok: riverrodsA Waffle House location is going viral for being the only eatery open while hurricane Idalia struck Southeast states. When in doubt, we order out! But what about when a natural disaster has struck down in your hometown? Well, one TikToker who braved hurricane Idalia was able to fulfill his hunger during the storm that struck the Southeast, as he made his way to the only open restaurant in his town \u2014 a Waffle House. What\u2019s more, Americans apparently have a \u2018Waffle House Index\u2019 where they determine if the storm is too strong for a Waffle House to be closed or not. Can you say dedication? TikToker notices an open Waffle House during Hurricane Idalia On August 30th, Hurricane Idalia struck Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The torrential downpour and striking winds lasted for about 24 hours and ceased the following day. Cars were flipped, roofs were torn, trees toppled, and land flooded. Not only did Hurricane Idalia cause initial damage, but the residual effect of the rain is still occurring, continuing to make its way into the homes of Southeast inhabitants. Though one may assume that both restaurants and stores will be closed amid natural disasters like Hurricane Idalia, a secluded Waffle House proved to be in a league of its own when it came to braving the storm. In a now-viral video posted to TikTok, a man in Florida went for a walk and noticed that his local Waffle House was opened after the greater part of Idalia\u2019s rampage. In fact, there is actually a \u2018Waffle House Index\u2019 that assesses the severity of a storm. If it\u2019s open, then all is well. However, if your local Waffle House is closed, then one best stay inside and hunker down until told otherwise. The \u2018Waffle House Index\u2019 has been around for at least 20 years, originating in 2004 after Hurricane Charley when the Florida Emergency Management director Craig Fugate coined the concept. Though the \u2018Waffle House Index\u2019 may come as a surprise to some, commenters on the now-viral video of the open eatery were at ease seeing that one was open during the storm, saying, \u201cCheck out the \u2018Waffle House Index.\u2019 Literally, emergency services use it as a marker as to how bad a storm will be.\u201d While another jokingly uttered, \u201cIf your local Waffle House is ever closed get the f\u2014k out of there, it\u2019s the end of the world.\u201d Though hurricane Idalia struck quite hard on the southeast coast, the storm has since tamed after its August 30th arrival. However, Bermuda residents should take caution, as the storm may hit further into the Atlantic this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Waffle House goes viral as Florida man noticed for brave decision during Hurricane Idalia TikTok: riverrodsA Waffle House location is going viral for being the only eatery open while hurricane Idalia struck Southeast states. When in doubt, we order out! But what about when a natural disaster has struck down in your hometown? Well, one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}