A Florida farmer has issued a heart-wrenching plea to her social media followers for prayers, revealing she, her family and her animals are in the ‘direct line’ of Hurricane Milton – the worst storm to hit the American east coast in decades.

The TikTok star – who goes by the username @oursidehomestead on the video-sharing app – has since been inundated with support since her clip went viral, with many users invested in her brood’s safety this week.

The natural disaster is scheduled to hit Florida in the coming hours, with experts having described it as the ‘deadliest’ and most ‘catastrophic’ storm to hit the state in 100 years.

As such, many locals have been advised to flee their homes and take refuge elsewhere in order to protect themselves against the 165 mph winds.

Sadly, however, the TikTok-using farmer in question has revealed that evacuation is simply not an option at this point.

Filming a clip with one of donkeys in the background, the social media star told viewers: “Me and Mr Cash are going to give you guys a hurricane update.

“So many of you have reached out with love, and I am so grateful. So many of you needed to know where we’re located in relation to Milton.

“I’m trying to answer everybody, but I figured a video would be better.”

Revealing that she, her family and her farm animals are in the ‘direct line’ that the natural disaster is supposed to hit.

The Florida resident revealed she’d be keeping as many animals as possible in her home with her family (TikTok/@oursimplehomestead)

She added that they are ‘not on the coast’, however, and are actually located in Claremont, in central Florida.

“We’re not evacuating,” she went on to reveal. “So, please, don’t ask me to.”

Breaking down in tears, the TikToker added: “All these animals are children, and we’ve raised most of them since birth, and we’re not leaving them.

“We’re not in an evacuation zone so we’re not near the water, but it’s going to be bad.”

She went on: “There was no way to evacuate the animals because there’s nowhere to take them. This whole state is getting hit.

“We can’t take them out of state because we don’t have health certificates for everybody, so, we’re staying put.”

Going on to claim that they’d ‘done all the preparing we can’, she said she’s struggling to prepare her heart for the devastation to come.

She added that she would be leaving her animals out in the field so that they’re away from the risk of their barn collapsing in on them, but explained that the storm will still carry deadly items that could sadly hit them.

Many viewers have sent their prayers (TikTok/@oursimplehomestead)

The farmer went on to explain that she’d be bringing as many animals as possible into her home.

“Whatever you guys believe in,” she continued. “Pray for the whole state, not just us. This is the worst storm we’ve ever seen.”

As we say, the farmer has since been inundated with support from her followers, with many praying for her family’s safety.

“I am crying with you, I am praying for you and all of Florida,” one penned in the comments.

Another added: “Praying for you. Makes me feel sick not to be able to help. Love from Germany.”

“Bring them inside with you!!” a third added. “I’ll be thinking about you and your animals, anxiously awaiting for an update!”

A meteorologist discussing the deadly hurricane currently making its way through Florida was seen on the brink of tears during an interview earlier this week.

NBC expert John Morales was forced to hold back tears during the harrowing discussion when asked about the amount of lives that could potentially be lost to Hurricane Milton.

The storm has been described by weather experts as the ‘deadliest’ and most ‘catastrophic’ natural disaster to hit the south-eastern state in 100 years.

Residents living in the region were strongly urged to flee their homes and find safety in neighbouring states in a bid to protect themselves from 165 mph winds, though many have been unable to leave and will tragically likely die in the turmoil.

Milton made its way through the Tampa area last night, with the 15ft storm submerging entire properties into deep, dangerous water.

Mayor of the region Jane Castor previously addressed the reality that those who choose to stay in their homes are likely to die.

“So if you’re in it, basically that’s the coffin that you’re in,” she warned this week.

The heartbreaking news has left millions of spectators across the globe reeling – including meteorologist John Morales, who became emotional over the loss of life while live on air.

The storm will impact thousands of Florida residents in the coming days (FrankRamspott/Getty)

The forecaster was discussing the imminent hurricane on Tuesday (8 October) before he received an heartbreaking update from weather services.

“It’s just an incredible, incredible hurricane…” he began, before needing to pause in order to compose himself.

“It has dropped…” Morales attempted to continue, visibly choking up at the news.

“It has dropped 50 millibars in 10 hours… erm… I apologise. This is just horrific.”

The weather expert went on to admit that he’d never seen a hurricane strengthening so quickly, having intensified from being a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane within less than a day.

Since Morales’ tear-jerking interview about Milton’s forthcoming impact, the hurricane has thankfully downgraded to being Category 5 – when it first began stirring in the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend – to Category 4.

The storm has increased in size, however, and is predicted to lay waste to colossal patches of land.

The expert was seen breaking down (NBC 6)

Government officials have since been drafted in to assist any residents who are unable to evacuate their properties for whatever reason.

Cathie Perkins – Emergency Management Director – said in a press conference on Wednesday morning (9 October): “This is it, folks.

“Those of you who were punched during Hurricane Helene, this is going to be a knockout.

“You need to get out and you need to get out now. Everybody in Tampa Bay should assume we are going to be ground zero.”

After government officials issued an urgent warning for mid-Florida locals to leave their homes, one influencer fighting to survive has issued an explanation as to why she decided to stay in her home.

Caroline Calloway – known for her social media presence – revealed earlier this week that, though she resided in the ‘direct line’ of the life-threatening storm, she wouldn’t give in.

The storm has hit the Florida midlands (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Milton has been described by experts as the ‘deadliest’ and most ‘catastrophic’ storm to hit the state in 100 years.

Naturally, therefore, residents of America’s east coast were strongly urged to flee their homes in a bid for safety in order to avoid the 165 mph winds.

And while many residents have since revealed they were unable to evacuate due to a number of issues – including the likes of health or finance issues, as well as genuine time constraints – one TikTok star and best-selling author previously said she’d be remaining in her ‘mandatory evacuation zone’ home for another reason entirely.

Now, speaking to People, the 32-year-old insists she has no intention of changing her plan, despite the concern her admission has garnered from her colossal online following.

Claiming her fans have less reason to be worried than they may have initially believed, Caroline revealed that her Sarasota beachfront home isn’t on the ground floor, as many originally believed.

“I don’t know who started the rumor that I live on the ground floor, but that is not true,” she told the publication.

Caroline claimed there are several reasons she decided to stay (Instagram / @carolinecalloway)

“I live three stories up in a building with hurricane grade windows and three-foot thick concrete walls.”

She went on to insist that, despite the storm predicted to surge to around 20ft high in the coming days, it was unlikely to reach her third-storey complex.

“The building’s never flooded before,” Caroline added.

Earlier this week, the social media star controversial recorded a video of herself saying: “So if you’ve been following Hurricane Milton, um, I’m going to die.

“It’s supposed to make landfall in the Sarasota-Bradenton area. I’m in Sarasota, I live on the water. It’s a zone A, mandatory evacuation.”

The online sensation previously divulged her reasoning for remaining at home despite the imminent risk of death.

She explained that, back in 2022, when the lesser Hurricane Jan hit her home region, she fled to her mother’s nearby property, but ended up being ‘worse off’.

“I went to a private home that was one story with thinner walls and a more easily disrupted roof,” she added, revealing that her family went three days without water or electricity before the U.S. military had to rescue them.

Caroline also hopes to help her elderly neighbours (MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

“To this day, I still don’t know if it was just drunk Floridians exercising their Second Amendment right on a homemade shooting range in their backyard, or if it was looting or something more sinister.

“Especially when you know you can’t call the police, there’s really no civil infrastructure in place. It was very scary.”

She added, however, that the fact she can’t drive also influenced her decision to stay, and insisted she wanted to be available to help her elderly neighbours if they’re in a time of need.

“There are a few more sort of able-bodied young people who are staying to help, but I’m definitely the youngest and the most able-bodied among them,” she told the news outlet.

“One of those three reasons alone wouldn’t have been enough to sway me, maybe not even two. But all three combined really made me want to decide to stay.”

As Hurricane Milton – the most severe natural disaster to hit the American east coast – continues to make way through Florida’s midlands, residents have been advised to scribe their names onto their legs.

Experts have described the hurricane as the ‘deadliest’ and most ‘catastrophic’ storm to hit the state in 100 years.

Residents were advised to evacuate (MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

As a result, locals were advised to flee their homes and take refuge elsewhere in a bid to protect themselves against the 165 mph winds.

Tragically, however, many have been left unable to retreat to safety, and are being forced to wait out the life-threatening disaster – including one farmer, who has been forced to shelter her animals inside her own home.

As well as advice about fleeing the area that the storm is scheduled to hit directly, officials are encouraging remaining Florida residents to write their names onto their legs for a utterly harrowing reason: to identify the bodies of those killed.

Speaking to locals yesterday as the storm was beginning to devastate several coastal towns, Holmes Beach police chief William Tokajer issued a stern warning, telling them ‘if you don’t leave, you’re on your own’.

“Take a pen and write your name and social security number on your leg so that we have a contact if we find you,” he said on CNN.

“Because this is not going to end well.”

Locals were advised to write their names on their legs (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Milton firstly smashed through the Tampa area last night, days after the mayor of the region – Jane Castor – issued another warning about the 15ft storm submerging entire properties into deep, dangerous water.

Speaking frankly, she addressed the reality that those who choose to stay in their homes are likely to die.

“So if you’re in it, basically that’s the coffin that you’re in,” she warned this week.

The storm started off as a Category 5 hurricane when it first began stirring in the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend.

Despite it now having been downgraded to a Category 4, the storm has increased in size, and is predicted to lay waste to colossal patches of land.

The national guard has now been drafted in to assist any residence who are unable to evacuate their properties in the eleventh hour, as heartbreaking clips taken from across the state continue to take over social media.

Emergency Management Director Cathie Perkins said in a press conference on Wednesday morning (9 October): “This is it, folks.

Milton began in the Atlantic Ocean (FrankRamspott/Getty)

“Those of you who were punched during Hurricane Helene, this is going to be a knockout.

“You need to get out and you need to get out now.”

She went on: “Everybody in Tampa Bay should assume we are going to be ground zero.”