Waffle House Index

Meaning

Proper Noun

An informal metric used to determine the impact of a storm in terms of disaster recovery, based on the reputation of the Waffle House restaurant chain for staying open during extreme weather.

Origin

Coined by FEMA administrator Craig Fugate in May 2011, following the 2011 Joplin tornado.

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