Vanellope von Schweetz, the president of Sugar Rush, was about to compete in the Random Roster Race, which would determine the next day's racers. She was sitting at the finish line, waiting for the race to start. Suddenly, a siren sounded. Vanellope wondered out loud, "What's happening? Nothing dangerous occurs in this game, anyway." Then she saw it.
Several hours earlier, a severe thunderstorm had formed in the game. It had now reached full strength, and begun to rotate. A funnel cloud quickly dropped out of the storm. Soon, it touched the ground, officially becoming a tornado. Vanellope saw the tornado, and screamed out, "TORNADO! EVERYONE UNDERGROUND NOW!" All the racers quickly scrambled for the nearest sturdy structure, which happened to be Vanellope's castle. Unfortunately for Vanellope, Candlehead locked the doors before Vanellope reached the castle. She was now at the mercy of the tornado.