Lieutenant Dan, the TikTok star who refused to evacuate from his sailboat in Tampa Bay Harbor, has survived Hurricane Milton. The 54-year-old, real name is Joseph Malinowski, became an online sensation for his flat-out rejection of advice to leave the area in recent days—even when it looked like Tampa would suffer a catastrophic direct hit by the storm.

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida mid-week. Officials are hammering home the importance of following evacuation orders.

The roof at Tropicana Field, the Rays’ home ballpark, sustained significant damage as Hurricane Milton tore through Florida’s Gulf Coast and the Tampa Bay area late Wednesday night. Large sections of the Trop’s domed roof were ripped off amid the Category 3 hurricane’s high winds,

The roof of Tropicana Field, the home stadium of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays, was ripped to shreds by Hurricane Milton on Wednesday.

Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc Wednesday on Tropicana Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, ripping parts of the roof to shreds. Pictures and video on social media showed fabric covering the roof torn off.

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -As millions of people were under evacuation orders along Florida's Gulf Coast, the African elephants, Caribbean flamingos, pigmy hippos and about 1,000 other animals are riding out the monstrous Hurricane Milton at Tampa's zoo.

"Nothing bothers them," Burns said, even as Hurricane Milton is described by forecasters as a catastrophic and potentially deadly storm. She said there was no need to put animals in trailers and haul them to other zoos or sanctuaries.

It’s not just the human residents of the Tampa area who’ve been told to ready for Hurricane Milton: the furry and four-legged locals at the city zoo are also relocating to storm-proof quarters.