For those who don't understand how Americans relate a waffle restaurant to weather events:

Waffle House restaurants are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They do NOT close for ANY reason except impending catastrophe.

So when Waffle House reports that all locations in a city have been closed due to weather, that area is most likely fucked after the storm is over.

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#HurricaneHelene #Hurricane #Helene #WaffleHouse

The National Weather Service is warning that flooding in Western North Carolina will be "one of the most significant weather events to happen ... in the modern era" and that it is comparable to the flood of record, which hit in 1916.

#NCwx #weather #hurricane #Helene

Florida Division of Emergency Management:

We have partnered w/ @Uber
to provide Floridians free rides to shelters in counties under a state of emergency for #Helene. Get a ride:

📲 Open the Uber app
👤 Tap Account on the bottom right & tap Wallet
✅ Add promo code HELENERELIEF

Up to $35 each way, to & from a state-approved shelter: FloridaDisaster.org/shelter-st….

#FLwx #Helene #hurricane