More than 900,000 people are without power, and the weakening storm still threatens flash flooding across the South.
\n\nWaffle House locations plan to reopen once Hurricane Isaias passes through the area.
\n\nThe beloved Southern breakfast chain is known for staying open 24/7, even through severe weather. For decades, it often seemed to be the only business open during a storm — or the first to reopen after it passed.
\n\nThus, the diner became a measure of a storm’s severity for both communities and officials alike. So when a local Waffle House closes, it can signal impending disaster and cue people to evacuate.
\n\nAn adorable pup in Louisiana was anxious to swim into rising Gulf of Mexico waters, doing a stationary doggie paddle while being carried through a flood during Hurricane Isaias.
\n\nAs a woman waded through the waters around the Bridge Side Marina in Bridge Isle, Louisiana, the tiny canine with a fluffy white coat wiggled his forelegs as if swimming, video of the cute moment shows.
\n\nIn reality, the pet was waist high at the woman’s hip.
\n\n“She loves to swim!” a man can be heard saying through loud winds, in a clip posted to Facebook by the Bridge…
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