A brutal hailstorm brings death and destruction to America. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and other dramatic natural disasters erupt across the earth. The sudden appearance of extra-terrestrial beings proclaiming the return of the Messiah brings confusion and chaos to the world. Alana Engles is a young upstate New York lawyer. Daniel Kelsey is a graduate student. John Culver a fire chief. All three, along with John's daughter Lizzy and father Parson, meet at a town hall assembly in Leavenworth, Kansas. This small group and a straggler named Mitch Abbott decide to leave Kansas and...