TikTok Stars Defy Evacuation Orders, Share Experiences of Hurricane Milton

A number of social media personalities took to the platform to document their experiences as Milton wreaked havoc in Florida.

Joseph Malinowski, a man nicknamed “Lieutenant Dan," talks to the police who try to persuade him to leave for his safety as residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Tampa on Oct. 9, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

In the wake of Hurricane Milton, TikTok users took to the platform to document their experiences as they rode out the Florida storm.

Defying evacuation orders statewide, a number of social media influencers living directly in Milton’s path refused to leave after the hurricane made landfall on Oct. 9 as a Category 3 storm.