General Discussion

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"The Waffle House Index is a metric named after the Southern US restaurant chain Waffle House known for its 24-hour, 365-day service.[1] Because the restaurant chain is always 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 assistance required for disaster recovery.[2][3] The metric was coined by Craig Fugate in August 2004 after Hurricane Charley. He was leading the Florida Division of Emergency Management.[4] The metric is unofficially[2][4] used by FEMA to inform disaster response.[5][6]"