Max Caulfield is just an average teenage girl when she suddenly discovers that she has the power to reverse time, and that a certain classmate of her's has the power to do this as well. She uses this power to help others but constantly has a recurring nightmare about Arcadia Bay being destroyed by a monstrous tornado, which will come in less than a few days. All the while herself, her classmate, her roommate, her best friend and her step-brother are figuring out what happened to a girl who attended Blackwell Academy by the name of Rachel Amber.