Thousands of Florida residents ignore the millions who evacuated historic Hurricane Matthew to SURF and PARTY their way through the storm - led by Vanilla Ice! 

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As thousands of people across Florida seek shelter from Hurricane Matthew, some brave - or stupid - residents have opted to party and even surf as the deadly storm hit US shores.

People across the state held 'Hurricane Parties' at home, while others hit the beach in bikinis or took their dogs for a walk just metres from the wild waves.

Pictures taken on Thursday showed some Floridians packed into bars on the beach, seemingly more committed to Happy Hour than evacuating the under-threat area.

Florida residents were seen in bikinis at the beach just hours before Hurricane Matthew hit in the early hours of Friday morning 

Dozens were seen packed into a beach-front bar in Florida on Thursday afternoon despite warnings to evacuate

One bar in Fort Lauderdale was particularly busy, with dozens of people crowding into the Elbo Room.

Images from the 'Hurricane Parties' were posted to social media throughout the night.

'I tried to hold off....time for a hurricane beer,' one person tweeted, along with a photo of a fully-stocked fridge.

'Hurricane Party tonight! Because who else is in the hot tub during a cat 4 hurricane,' another person said on Instagram, while also sharing a picture of the packed hot tub.

Some brave surfers even headed out into the wild waves to take advantage of the swells created by Hurricane Matthew

Smile! One man on Deerfield Beach in south Florida decided to take his shirt off and snap a selfie as the storm approached

Others had massive 'Hurricane Parties' throughout the night just before the Category 4 storm hit about 1am on Friday

'It's a hurricane party,' another captioned a pair of pictures.

A video posted as the storm made its way towards the coast showed a young woman in what looks like a college dorm room partying.

'Hurricane Matthew can suck my a**,' she said, before downing multiple beers at once.

'Hurricane Matthew can suck my a**,' a young woman was filmed shouting before she downed multiple beers

People posted pictures of their parties on Thursday night as the storm got nearer, with many using the hashtag, '#HurricaneParty'

One person could not wait to crack open their first beer on Thursday night as they waited for the storm to arrive

Another Floridian to stay at home and try to ride out the Category 4 storm was rapper Vanilla Ice, who live tweeted his experience.

'Riders on the storm. I am right on the ocean in Palm Beach looking at evil darkness sky coming with the hurricane,' he wrote at 4:11pm.

'It's starting to get nasty here in Palm Beach,' Ice added at 8:25pm.

Then shortly before 10:30pm his tone took a turn for the worse.

A swimmer does a front flip as he jumps into the very choppy waters at Jupiter in Florida - on the northern tip of Palm Beach

A young boy and his dog play in the water at a beach in Jupiter as the wild weather whipped waves into a frenzy

Rapper Vanilla Ice was live-tweeting from his Palm Beach home as he waited for the storm to arrive

'This is crazy- riding the storm here in Palm Beach...  #HurricaneMatthew is pounding Palm Beach right now. Flooding and debris flying everywhere.'

It has also been reported Republican nominee Donald Trump's famous Mar-a-Lago mansion is at risk of becoming a casualty of the storm.

The mansion-turned-private-club was built in the 1920s and has withstood its share of massive storms.

However, forecasters are predicted Hurricane Matthew with make landfall in the ultra-exclusive Palm Beach area, meaning Trump's residence could cop the worst the storm has to offer.

Donald Trump's famous Mar-a-Lago mansion is also potentially at risk of being ruined by Hurricane Matthew

The mansion-turned-private-club (pictured) was built in the 1920s and has withstood its share of massive storms

The former reality television show star's spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, told Yahoo employees at the mansion have been urged to stay safe. 

Another famed - and more important - location could also take a belting from the Category 4 storm.

Current forecasts suggest the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station will be right in the path of Hurricane Matthew.

Taking a hit from the storm would be a 'nightmare scenario' for the $11 billion NASA base, according to Gizmodo. 

There are fears the Kennedy Space Center (pictured) could be damaged if the storm follows a projected path

The Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (pictured) are part of NASA's $11 billion space hub on the Florida coast

Hurricanes have damaged the center before, with large chunks being torn off one of the assembly buildings in 2004.

Earlier on Thursday, Weather Channel hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross urged people to flee the storm, which he said was, 'like no storm in the record books'.

'We are concerned about reports of people deciding to stay in areas under mandatory evacuation orders. This is a mistake,' Norcross said. 

'This is not hype. This is not hyperbole, and I am not kidding. I cannot overstate the danger of this storm.' 

Waves pound the Pompano Beach Fishing Pier due to the inclement weather caused by Hurricane Matthew on October 6

Two million people across the southeast of the US were warned to flee inland as the storm approached on Wednesday and Thursday

Some people on social media also made comments about looting once the storm hits, but it is unclear how serious the tweets were.

'As soon as this hurricane hit, it's looting season,' one person wrote.

'Who tryna (sic) carpool to Jacksonville after this hurricane for when the looting starts?' another said.

'If I was in Florida during a hurricane I'd be looting,' another added.

Another local man shouted, 'D***s out for Harambe! D***s out for Harambe!' during a local news broadcast. The interruption was in reference to the gorilla that was shot at the Cincinnati Zoo in May.

Weather Channel hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross urged people to flee the storm, which he said was, 'like no storm in the record books'

A young blonde man shouted, 'd***s out for Harambe' to interrupt a local news broadcast on Thurday

He was quickly ushered away from the camera. 

The storm officially started pelted Florida in the early hours of Friday morning, with more than 100,000 already without power.

Two million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland as tens of millions along 500 miles of coastline battened down the hatches.

The 'once-in-a-lifetime' storm is the most powerful hurricane to threaten the U.S. Atlantic coast in more than a decade and could be the most catastrophic to hit the north and east of Florida in 118 years.

Rescue officials announced late Thursday night that it is too dangerous to go out into the storm and have suspended rescue services.