Anyone in the South who’s lived through a big storm and knows their Waffle House lore has likely heard that a hurricane’s severity can’t truly be measured until the venerable restaurant chain’s doors close.
There’s even a ” Waffle House Storm Index ,” an informal storm-gauging tool which determines the severity of the storm and the outcome of the affected area and gives it a color-coded status.
Here in Brevard? That index status is now red, as in doors are closed as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. With Hurricane Milton barreling towards the Gulf Coast, on target to sweep the state, Waffle House announced that it is closing several Florida locations, including Brevard County …