Donald Trump has refused to leave Mar-a-Lago despite an urgent evacuation order for Hurricane Nicole.
Palm Beach, along with four other counties in Florida, issued mandatory evacuations ahead of the storm but the former president has decided to ignore them.
He was said to be watching the results of the Midterms from his residency in Florida where he claimed it was 'a very big victory' for the Republicans.
He said: "While in certain ways yesterday's election was somewhat disappointing, from my personal standpoint it was a very big victory - 219 WINS and 16 Losses in the General - Who has ever done better than that?"
The 76-year-old's residency in Mar-a-Lago is a quarter-mile inland from the ocean with the main building roughly 15ft above sea level and has been hit by multiple hurricanes since being built.
According to reports there were no signs of the home being evacuated despite ordering his beloved golf club to shut.
Mr Trump's daughter Tiffany is due to get married at Mar-a-Lago to billionaire Michael Boulos on Saturday - despite the hurricane hitting Palm Beach this week.
Storm Nicole is the first Category 1 hurricane to hit the US in November in 40 years and will see six inches of rain fall across the state in the coming 24 hours.
Despite there being a mandatory evacuation order for residents in the area there is no penalty for ignoring them.
However, emergency services will not visit the area if their workers are put at risk.
According to US-based National Hurricane Center, the hurricane was picking up winds of 75mph after making landfall "along the east coast of Florida just south of Vero Beach".
There are expected to be streets flooded and costal structures under pressure due to the storm as video showed waves battering piers across the eastern coast.
Wooden structures were seen falling into the ocean even before the hurricane started after hitting the Bahamas yesterday.
Governor Ron DeSantis, fresh from his Midterm win, stated forty-five of the state's 67 counties were under a state of emergency.
The state's Division of Emergency Management said four counties were under mandatory evacuation orders - including Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago.
Mr DeSantis said in a statement more than 16,000 people had been drafted in to help respond to power outages and 600 national guardsmen were on standby.
Many residents were seen stockpiling bottled water and daily essentials ahead of the hurricane as urgent were warnings issued.
The storm comes just months after the devastating destruction of Hurricane Ian.
In late September, winds hit 150mph and shattered many local businesses and communities.
People were left without running water or electricity for day as the hurricane killed at least 120 people.
Authorities also warned beaches left eroding due to Hurricane Ian could soon be affected by Hurricane Nicole.
