A Bojangles and Waffle House in North Carolina just had a huge “storm off” that is now going viral.

Businesses all over the Carolinas are closing right now due to Hurricane Florence. This Waffle House in Shallotte, North Carolina made the decision to close after authorities instructed them to do so.

The wind is growing stronger. But more significant is that the @WaffleHouse in Shallotte, NC is now closed. The chain is famous for its storm-hardiness, and its closure is perhaps the greatest metric that the storm is nigh. pic.twitter.com/J4ln2V72i3

— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) September 13, 2018

The Waffle House was then furious to learn that the Bojangles across the street remained open, so they decided to reopen!

UPDATE: @WaffleHouse did not close willingly. They were told to shut by Shallotte, NC police. But when the Bojangles (@Bojangles1977) across the road stayed open, it became an old-fashioned Southern fast-food stand-off that @WaffleHouse wasn’t about to lose. They’ve now reopened!

— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) September 13, 2018

The @WaffleHouse staff told me “we’re here for the community.” No, they will not go quiet into that good night. They will not cede ground to @Bojangles1977. #Heroes #HurricaneFlorence

— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) September 13, 2018

Throughout the South, @WaffleHouse is such a good barometer of storm conditions even government agencies monitor them. #HurricaneFlorence https://t.co/QWuwP0AJpi

— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) September 13, 2018

It should be noted that both restaurants are now closed. Still, people all over the country got a big kick out of this storm off!

UPDATE: The @WaffleHouse is now closed. So is the @Bojangles1977. The rains have begun. #HurricaneFlorence2018 #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/KWE8MRypuz

— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) September 13, 2018

We pray for all those who are in the path of Hurricane Florence!