A family in the midst of a break-up is held hostage by escaped convicts during a hurricane.

On the eve of a hurricane threatening New Orleans a dangerous convict escapes from prison with two accomplices. When the high winds and flooding disrupt their escape plan they're forced to take shelter in the remote bayou home of Cassie and her two daughters. Unable to count on estranged husband Wayne the women must use their wits to stay alive.—Anonymous

In New Orleans, while the Lila hurricane approaches, three convicted prisoners, Simpson, Juke and Tad, escape from the forced labor. In their getaway, they come to the house of Cassie Broadbeck, who has just left her husband and chief of the local fire department Wayne Broadbeck, and is moving to Chicago with her two daughters, the slow Hayley and Nicole. The tension increases when the Wayne breaks in the house trying to save his family.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil