When Ella the elephant goes to the carnival and loses her lucky hat in a storm, she learns a valuable lesson about the real meaning of luck.

In 1900, while visiting his aunt in Galveston, Texas, ten-year-old Robert Pettibone is washed into swirling floodwaters when a hurricane takes the town by surprise.

Badger is home in the old oak tree when his friend Mouse appears. 'Have you heard?' Mouse cries. 'There's a terrible storm coming!' Kindhearted Badger works hard to help his friends keep their homes safe. But now he doesn't have time to reinforce his own home. Will it survive the storm?

Grumpy Bruce the bear does not like neighbors, but is forced to help when a big storm draws them all to his home.

Franklin is afraid of thunderstorms. When a storm approaches while he is playing at Fox's house, a flash of lightning sends Franklin into his shell. He refuses to come out -- even for snacks -- until his friends make him laugh with their tall tales about what causes storms. And when Beaver explains what really causes thunder and lightning, Franklin begins to feel much safer.