Waffle House restaurants are known for staying open even through some of the most devastating storms.

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What the ‘Waffle House Index’ is telling us about Hurricane Milton

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The "Waffle House Index" is known for predicting how bad a storm will be. Here's what it's saying about Hurricane Milton.

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