Natural disasters

There are many types of various natural disasters that the Clans have had to overcome in their territories. Some can be sent by StarClan as a sign or signal, but sometimes a simple storm is just a storm. The Clans often have to move out of their camp to avoid the disasters, and many cats have died from them. For a list of main natural disasters, click here.
==Types of Disasters==
===Fire===
:Fire is fatal to the Clans because of the wooded areas they live in. Even a small spark can lead to a raging forest fire which destroys all the flammable material in its path. Dry spells can make a fire more of a possibility. ThunderClan especially has had much trouble with fires due to their territory being the most thickly wooded and the most prone to fires spreading quickly. Fires can originate from lightning strikes and quickly spread through dry material. Fires can also originate from Twoleg activity, either from Twoleg rubbish or remains from the fires they use for cooking. If Twolegs fail to properly extinguish their fires, they can reignite and spread. Oftentimes, Twolegs will assist in putting the fire out if it occurs near their developments.
:Forest fire can be deadly as many cats can die by breathing in too much smoke or being burned by the flames. Additionally, forest fires kill or frighten off prey which can lead to starvation after the fire. Fires are frequently the subject of many prophecies and omens, such as the prophecy that Bluestar will blaze through the forest, the prophecy that fire will save ThunderClan, the omen Cinderpelt interpreted about fire and tiger, the flaming reed signaling the fourth cat, Twigpaw's vision of a camp on fire, Alderheart's dream of a fire leaving behind a beautiful meadow, Shadowpaw's visions of ashes from a fire on his pelt and of a fire dividing the Clans. Recovery from the fires can take many moons for the forest to regrow.
===Storms===
:Storms are quite common, but not all are dangerous. In extreme cases, they can cause other disasters. Heavy rain can cause flooding, and many forest fires are caused by lightning striking a tree and setting it on fire. Strong winds can blow down branches and large amounts of rain can erode the dirt from around a tree's roots, making it fall. Multiple storms or lengthy storms can lead to flooding. Flooding is mostly trouble to RiverClan because of the rivers surrounding their camp. They are sometimes forced to move out of their camp to avoid the flood. There have also been occasions when cats have been indirectly killed by lightning caused by storms, or directly killed by lightning.
:Storms have also been the subject of prophecies, such as the warning that SkyClan needs deeper roots if it will sustain greater storms, and another warning the Clans that they should be united as five Clans or else a storm will come. Furthermore, StarClan sends a vision of five saplings standing strong in a storm. However, when SkyClan leaves the lake, a great raging storm persists until the Clans are reunited.
===Flood===
:Flooding is not unusual for the Clans in heavy rains, but RiverClan is most susceptible to it because of their habitat along the river. Floods often occur in newleaf after the leaf-bare snow and ice has melted, causing the excess water to flow to the river and make the water level rise. In some cases, RiverClan has been forced to evacuate their camp due to flooding. Their dens also float in the floodwaters so they can be scavenged later. If river water rises drastically enough, a flash flood can occur.
:The River Chell is notorious for flooding; sometime before The Prophecies Begin, the river flooded and resulted in several cats from all the Clans drowning and scarce prey for every Clan. RiverClan can suffer the most from lack of prey as floodwaters can kill lots of fish. Flood water can also tarnish drinking water and leave cats at risk for disease. The tunnels underneath ThunderClan and WindClan territory in the lake territories also flood during heavy rainfall.
===Drought===
:Sometimes in greenleaf, the streams dry up from heat and lack of rain causing a drought. When this happens, it affects all the Clans, although sometimes RiverClan is better off because the river allows them a larger water source that does not often dry up completely. This can be very dangerous for an entire Clan as water is essential to survival, and the young and old are at the highest risk of suffering from dehydration or heat exhaustion. Warriors have to pitch in and fetch water, using moss, for kits, queens, and elders, so that they do not die of dehydration, or resort to eating grass for moisture if it is not dry. Prey can also be scarce at this time or fresh-kill can be spoiled by the heat.
===Winter storms and extreme cold===
:Snow is frozen water that falls from clouds and is very cold. During leaf-bare, temperatures are always lower than usual, and this can present several dangers. Not only is it colder for the cats themselves, but it also causes scarcity of prey and result in starvation. Cats may leave to find other sources of prey, sometimes outside their territories. The frost can also kill herbs used by medicine cats, making them helpless to heal their Clanmates. Freezing of the river is also dangerous to RiverClan because it makes them unable to catch fish, their primary food source. The wind chill can be bitter for cats, especially those on the open moor, and dens have to be fortified. Cats are also vulnerable to diseases from being too cold or too hungry, and the cold weather may coerce predatory animals, such as foxes, to attack cats as prey. On rare occasions, a cat—especially one who is very young or old, or is ill—can freeze to death if outside in snowy, freezing temperatures for too long, such as Mosskit and Bramblestar.
====Thundersnow====
:Thundersnow,Mentioned on Northern Woodlands also called "white lightning",Revealed on NASA.gov is a very unusual phenomenon that occurs in the winter months—called leaf-bare in Warriors—and is typically a winter storm accompanied by a strong thunderstorm. This rare type of storm can happen where there is relatively strong instability and abundant moisture above the surface. The falling snow, sometimes extremely heavy, serves as a dampener, and muffles the sound of the oncoming storm. These are just as dangerous as other weather events and are best seen from the safety of shelters.
:This rare event occurred when Shadowpaw ventured alone to the Moonpool. Although Shadowpaw could hear the rumbles of thunder, he could not make out anything due to the intensity of the snowfall. The white strikes of lightning were so bright that it temporarily blinded Shadowpaw as he was struck by the flash of lightning. The strength of the weather caused Shadowpaw to black out and he was injured in the process. After waking up, Shadowpaw receives a message that he believes to be from StarClan, warning him that there was a darkness in the Clans that must be driven out. The sign, however, was proven to be a fake one from a former ThunderClan cat, who believed that he was entitled to Squirrelflight, ThunderClan's deputy.
===Falling trees===
:Falling trees are hazardous and can crush whatever they fall on. Falling trees occur naturally in the forest due to old age, erosion, floods or lightning strikes. Twolegs sometimes tear them down, such as destroying the forest to build a new Thunderpath. Cats can be crushed or killed by falling trees, such as the cases of Micah, Mudclaw, Firestar, Rainwhisker, Longtail, and Briarlight, though she survived but was left paralyzed. Falling trees can also be interpreted as signs from StarClan. They can also damage camps, and nests have to be rebuilt.
===Rockslides===
:In rocky areas such as the tunnels, ThunderClan's hollow, Sunningrocks, or the Tribe of Rushing Water's mountains, rockfalls are possible and can crush a cat just as easily as a tree. When combined with heavy rain, the fallen rocks, debris and dirt can turn into a mudslide. Sometimes ThunderClan's camp in the hollow is checked for loose rocks following leaf-bare to mitigate them falling into camp. The tunnels underneath ThunderClan and WindClan's territory are prone to structural collapse and flood.
===Space phenomenons===
:While uncommon, the Clans have experienced some hazards from space. A shooting star signaled to Spottedleaf that fire will save the Clan and pointed the cats during the Great Journey towards their new home. A total solar eclipse removes the Clans' only source of light, and leaves them barely able to see for a few minutes. The birds fall silent, the air chills, and the sky appears to be a dusk. The sun is reduced to a limited halo. The Clans believe it to be a sign from StarClan to stop the fighting, but argue who the sign was for.
==Disasters in the Books==
===In the Dawn of the Clans arc===
====The Sun Trail====
:A harsh cold season, heavy snows, and numerous mouths to feed leaves the Tribe of Rushing Water in near-starvation. The lack of prey leads to in-fighting between the elders and kits, and even a large hawk caught by Clear Sky is unable to provide every cat a morsel to eat. Several cats are emaciated, and Fluttering Bird dies. Stoneteller receives an omen of a bright golden light signaling several of their cats, lead by Shaded Moss, to leave the mountains to follow the sun trail towards the forest.
====Thunder Rising====
:A fire sweeps through the territory around Clear Sky's camp. Tall Shadow and Gray Wing discover the remains of Twoleg activity near the fire's origin, and conclude they failed to put out the fire. Though Clear Sky's camp remains unaffected, the wind is blowing the fire towards their camp. As they try to evacuate, they are cut off by the flames until River Ripple, Gray Wing, and his cats rescue them by soaking themselves in the river. Moon Shadow is wounded by the fire while trying to jump over the flames, later dying of his injuries, and Gray Wing develops asthma from breathing the smoke that plagues the rest of his life.
====The First Battle====
:Prior to a storm, Gorse warns Wind that fires can spread quickly on the moor, especially when it is dry. However, lightning ignites a gorse bush on fire where Tansy and her kits are sheltering. Frog hides in a holly tree as the flames slowly creep up on it, and is trapped. Wind and Gorse save Frog and reunite him with his mother. As Tansy thanks them, Wind briskly tells Tansy not to make a den of a flammable bush next time.
===In The Prophecies Begin arc===
====Into the Wild====
:Following several troubled moons for ThunderClan, Spottedleaf receives a prophecy from StarClan in the form of a shooting star: fire alone can save our Clan. While Bluestar is initially confused since fire is feared by all the Clans, she trusts StarClan to guide them.
====Forest of Secrets====
:Following a thaw, the river swells with melted water from the snow and floods RiverClan and ThunderClan's territories. ThunderClan is not as effected, but Bluestar orders her cats to avoid the flooded areas. While RiverClan evacuates their camp, two of Mistyfoot's kits are swept away in the swift moving water, and are rescued by Fireheart and Graystripe. Due to Twoleg rubbish poisoning the fish and the destruction of RiverClan's hunting grounds, RiverClan starves and Fireheart and Graystripe agree to bring them food from their territory until the flooded river settles down. ThunderClan also has issues making it to the Gathering, and must travel across the Thunderpath and through ShadowClan and RiverClan territory to get to and from Fourtrees.
:Following a battle between RiverClan and ThunderClan, Tigerclaw claims he killed Oakheart after the RiverClan deputy killed Redtail, who at the time was ThunderClan's deputy. However, Fireheart learns from Mistyfoot that Oakheart died from a rockfall following the battle. 
====Rising Storm====
:After several hot and dry days, a fire strikes ThunderClan's territory in the night and crawls towards their camp. Fireheart shouts an alarm to wake everyone, and orders ThunderClan to evacuate towards the river. Fireheart guides his Clanmates across the river as the fire inches closer to the riverbank, and RiverClan allows them to stay in their camp. While Twolegs attempt to put out the fire, the rainfall efficiently quenches the blaze, but leaves most of ThunderClan's territory in ruin. Yellowfang and Patchpelt die from smoke inhalation, and Halftail is killed by the flames. Some of the elders blame the fire on StarClan's anger upon Fireheart being appointed deputy after moon-high; meanwhile, Bluestar identifies it with the "fire alone" prophecy, and she loses her faith in StarClan completely, seeing that the fire almost destroyed the Clan instead of saving it.
===In The New Prophecy arc===
====Midnight====
:During a dry greenleaf, the Clans suffer from drought. WindClan suffers the most by this due to their streams drying up and the steep cliffs surrounding the gorge, and Tallstar asks Leopardstar if WindClan can take water from the river to survive the drought. Leopardstar agrees, but warns them not to take any prey from the river. Brambleclaw worries that WindClan might accidentally cross their border if they attempt to hunt on RiverClan territory, as the strip of RiverClan territory is really narrow between the river and ThunderClan's border. Despite rainfall replenishing their streams, WindClan continues to visit the river to drink which leads to tense confrontations with RiverClan. At the next Gathering, Leopardstar revokes her permission for WindClan's access to the river as the drought has ended. 
:In addition, a piece of shiny, clear and spiky Twoleg rubbish and the sun's intense light ignites dry bracken. The fire does not last long and is self-contained on the bracken fronds. Cinderpelt witnesses a leaping tiger in the flames, and recognizes it as a sign from StarClan, and concludes with Firestar it might refer to Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw, as Tigerstar's son and Firestar's daughter respectively. 
====Dawn====
:During the forest's final hours, Twoleg monsters begin clearing out ShadowClan's territory. Tawnypelt rushes to ThunderClan and WindClan's camp at Sunningrocks for help, and they rush to the rescue. RiverClan joins them, and they spot several Twoleg monsters ripping through the trees towards the camp. Firestar coordinates his cats to aid the evacuation as Blackstar helps his Clanmates. As the monsters edge closer, Firestar calls everyone to leave, but Tallpoppy and her kits are separated. While trying to reunite them with the rest of ShadowClan, Firestar loses a life saving Onewhisker and a kit from a falling birch tree. ShadowClan manages to successfully escape, but their camp is destroyed and the Twolegs have only begun their destruction.
:A falling star with a faint silvery trail behind it points the Clan cats in the direction of the mountains, signaling their path to their new home.
====Starlight====
:During Mudclaw's rebellion, a thunderstorm brews. While fighting Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost on the lakeside, a bolt of lightning strikes a tall pine tree on the island and it topples right onto Mudclaw, crushing him to death. Hawkfrost and Ashfoot conclude it as a sign from StarClan signaling Onewhisker as WindClan's true leader. The tree also serves as bridge for the Clans to cross to the island for Gatherings.
====Sunset====
:During a Gathering, Blackstar and Leopardstar reports that Twolegs have been starting fires when they visit their territory and the island. Firestar sends Brambleclaw to scout the extent of the Twoleg activity in ShadowClan and RiverClan territories. At the greenleaf Twolegplace, Brambleclaw spots that Twolegs started a fire on the clearing near the ShadowClan border to cook their meal, and fears that they will set the forest to fire.
===In the Power of Three arc===
====The Sight====
:It is briefly mentioned that Rainwhisker was killed by a falling branch during a storm. Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw check for loose rocks surrounding the hollow in case the frost might have loosened them.
====Dark River====
:Fallen Leaves enters the tunnels to become a sharpclaw, but gets lost and drowns when rainwater floods the underground river. He shows this memory to Jaypaw when Jaypaw wants to learn more about the tunnels and his stick. When Lionpaw, Jaypaw, Hollypaw, Heatherpaw, and Breezepaw go to save the WindClan kits in the tunnels, it begins to rain and the tunnels rapidly fill up with water from a small hole in the roof, causing them to flood. Fallen Leaves leads them to the kits, but the the underground river begins to rise, and Lionpaw discovers in horror that their tunnel entrance has collapsed with soil and rocks. Jaypaw realizes they must escape by swimming through the underground river the leads into the lake.
====Eclipse====
:A mysterious loner named Sol arrives at ThunderClan. He questions StarClan's omniscience and foretells that the sun will go out. However, Leafpool and Jaypaw brush his prophecy to the side as StarClan has not foretold anything similar. During a great battle between the four Clans, Sol's prediction comes true; the sun disappears during a total solar eclipse, frightening the Clans and removing their only source of light. The air becomes chilly, the birds stop singing, and the fighting stops. ThunderClan's warriors return to their camp in a fright, and question Leafpool about it, but even she is unsure what it means. Lionpaw describes the eclipse as a thin circle of flame surrounding where the sun used to be. The sun returns after a few moments, and Leafpool believes it was a sign from StarClan to stop the fighting, but the warriors bicker who the sign was meant for.
====Long Shadows====
:When Sol convinces Blackstar to turn away from StarClan and takes leadership himself, Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, Jaypaw, Flamepaw, Dawnpaw, and Tigerpaw decide to fake a sign from StarClan to convince Blackstar to believe in them again. They dig up the roots of two trees and push them when Littlecloud and Blackfoot are lured nearby. Jaypaw whispers to them that the forest will fall unless they believe again, and Raggedstar and Runningnose arrive and successfully convince Blackfoot to get rid of Sol and believe in their ancestors again. Because this is planned, there are minimal injuries; both Littlecloud and Blackstar have their pelts ruffled with twigs and mud, and Blackstar has a small cut on his ear.
:A severe thunderstorm rolls into ThunderClan territory, and a lightning bolt causes the forest near ThunderClan's camp to catch fire. The flames quickly spread, and Firestar orders everyone to evacuate to the abandoned Twoleg nest. While on their way to the thorn tunnel, it crackled into flame and blocked the way out. Squirrelflight ushers them out using a secret passage along the cliff-side, and together with Ashfur manages to push a tree branch to guide Hollyleaf and her siblings to safety. However, Ashfur uses the event to attempt to take revenge on Squirrelflight by killing Jayfeather, Hollyleaf, and Lionblaze in the fire, but Squirrelflight reveals they are not her kits. While no cat dies, Spiderleg's paws are singed and Longtail suffers a head injury after a falling branch hits him. ThunderClan's camp is nearly destroyed by the fire, but the repairs are completed in a few days.
====Sunrise====
:After Hollyleaf reveals the secret of their parentage at the Gathering and murders Ashfur, she flees into the tunnels. However, the entrance collapses behind her in an unexpected rockfall, and the Clans suspect her to be dead.
===In the Omen of the Stars arc===
====The Fourth Apprentice====
:The Clans suffer from a major drought during greenleaf from lack of rainfall, and all the streams and most of the lake have dried up with the exception of a brackish pool in the middle. All the Clans are barely able to survive with little prey and scarce water. ThunderClan is forced to hunt at dawn and dusk to avoid the heat, and several water patrols are tasked to bring water back to the Clan each day. WindClan and ShadowClan resort to eating fish to find enough prey. However, RiverClan suffers the worst due to fish being their main source of food. At the Gathering, Leopardstar, who is very frail, insists the fish in the lake belong to RiverClan and extends RiverClan's territory into the dry lake.
:A small fire ignites a hazel bush in ThunderClan's camp due to the heat. Graystripe and others dig dust on top of it to attempt to put out the fire, but Cloudtail's water patrol returns just in time to throw their damp moss to quench the blaze.
:Dovepaw's powers allow her to sense that beavers have blocked the supply of water upstream, and Firestar orchestrates a patrol with cats from all four Clans to free the water. Lionblaze, Dovepaw, Tigerheart, Toadfoot, Whitetail, Sedgewhisker, Rippletail and Petalfur are chosen for the journey, and Woody tells them that Twolegs have brought the beavers to build their dam. After a failed attempt that results in Rippletail's death, the Clan cats manage to dislodge the dam and free the water. It takes several days for the lake to fill up.
====Fading Echoes====
:After several days of heavy rains and wind, the ground is muddy and unstable, leaving the roots of a beech tree on the edge of ThunderClan's hollow loose, and eventually making it fall into the hollow. Fortunately, Dovepaw is able to hear the shifting of the roots before it falls and the camp is evacuated to a gully. However, Longtail dashes back into camp to retrieve Mousefur's mouse and Briarpaw dashes after him. The beech tree falls into the hollow, obscuring the elders' den, warriors' den, nursery, and the entrance of the medicine den. Firestar, Lionblaze, and Dovepaw attempt to look for them, but the tree slips further into the base of the hollow. The Clan works together to prop the tree up to free Longtail and Briarpaw. However, Longtail is dead and Briarpaw's backbone is broken and she is left paralyzed. Poppyfrost and Dovepaw are in shock, and many of the nests in the camp have to be relocated or remodeled around the fallen tree.
====Sign of the Moon====
:During Dovepaw's warrior assessment, Icecloud falls into the tunnels when they collapse underneath her. Though she only wrenches her shoulder, Icecloud struggles to climb out. Her Clanmates lower Dovepaw on a tendril and raise both of them up. Dustpelt and Brackenfur build a barrier around the hole using sticks to prevent anyone else from falling into it. Later, Lionblaze and Jayfeather go into the hole and discover evidence that Hollyleaf might be alive.
====The Last Hope====
:Mothwing shows Jayfeather a burning reed in RiverClan territory. Mothwing explains that the reed has been burning for three days straight despite the rest of the river bed being soaked. However, the reed does not burn completely and only the tip glows with a tiny flame. Jayfeather examines the reed and believes it means that Flametail might be the fourth cat, but it later turns out to be Firestar.
===In A Vision of Shadows arc===
====Darkest Night====
:When the medicine cats speak with StarClan, SkyClan's former medicine cat, Echosong, warns them that a "dark sky must not herald a storm". Later, Willowshine experiences a vision of storm clouds darkening the sky and a voice saying "to fend off a storm, you will need an extra claw". Rowanstar believes the prophecy refers to SkyClan, and Harestar orders extra patrols in case something terrible happens. However, Leafstar and Bramblestar push the prophecy off to the side. The extra claw eventually refers to Tree, who has an extra toe on one of his paws, and can summon ghosts. 
:During a heavy rainfall, rocks at the top of the cliff break free from the hollow and crash into ThunderClan's camp. ThunderClan evacuates the camp, but Jayfeather worries about their herb supply that is supposed to last them through leaf-bare. Snowbush and Cloudtail dart through the rubble to fetch some, and Snowbush shoves Alderheart out of the way of a mudslide that results in him breaking a leg. However, Snowbush later dies from an infection. ThunderClan takes shelter in a temporary camp near the lakeshore, and a few cats sustain injuries. While ThunderClan clears most of the debris, the larger stones remain in their camp as a testimony of the disaster. 
====River of Fire====
:Twigpaw sneaks to the Moonpool and experiences a vision of a fire raging through a camp. Though Twigpaw fears that the camp in her vision is ThunderClan's, it later turns out to be RiverClan's.
:A severe thunderstorm rolls into the lake territories, bringing lightning, strong winds, and heavy rainfall. Alderheart orders his Clanmates in the clearing to take shelter, and questions if they need to evacuate to the tunnels. The wind rips the nursery's roof away, and Alderheart moves Cinderheart, Blossomfall, and their kits to the elders' den. While the camp does not flood, Alderheart worries if this is the storm StarClan warned them about. While checking on Briarlight, Alderheart spots a fire near SkyClan's camp. Bramblestar sends Leafshade and Stormcloud to investigate, and they discover a fire has started near the Twolegplace. They rescue Fuzzball and Velvet, the latter injured trying to escape, and bring them to ThunderClan. In SkyClan, the cats take shelter from the storm and a pine tree falls on the apprentices' den, but they are unharmed.
:The storm starts up again, and lightning starts a fire near RiverClan's camp. Bramblestar leads a patrol to help RiverClan, and a WindClan patrol joins them. They discover the whole camp ablaze. Several RiverClan cats swim to safety in the lake, but the injured and elderly cannot swim. The Clan cats push a log through the fire so the trapped cats can cross safely. SkyClan and ShadowClan also join in the rescue efforts. Softpaw and Mothwing are burned, and several others are injured. RiverClan's camp is destroyed and they stay in ShadowClan's old camp for a half-moon. The fire convinces Mistystar to have her Clan rejoin the others from isolation.
====The Raging Storm====
:Alderheart has a dream of a fire chasing him in the forest. However, he is surprised to see a lush meadow in the fire's place when it dissipates. Alderheart's dream convinces him to use deathberries to treat Puddleshine's infection.
:During a seizure, Shadowkit witnesses dark skies and heavy rainfall that leads to flooding and him drowning. Tigerstar and Alderheart worry Shadowkit might have seen his own death. Later, when ShadowClan terrorizes SkyClan, StarClan sends a vision of five saplings united against a raging storm. However, one of the saplings give away and all of them are carried away by the storm and destroyed. The medicine cats suspect it to believe the Clans must remain united as five in order to survive.
:Tired of Tigerstar's antagonistic behavior and the other Clans failing to do anything in response, Leafstar leads her Clan away from the lake to return to the gorge. Rainfall persists following their departure. Twigbranch wonders if SkyClan will return because of the storm's increasing intensity, and Tree realizes the medicine cats' vision is coming true. After Sunnypaw gets trapped in thick mud and the worsening weather conditions, SkyClan questions Leafstar's decision to leave the lake. Believing SkyClan made a mistake, Twigbranch leads Tree, Flypaw, Finleap, Cherryfall, Lionblaze, Nightcloud, Hootwhisker, Gorsetail, Willowshine, Icewing, and Lizardtail to bring SkyClan back, and Spider points them in the right direction but warns of flooding.
:SkyClan is trapped by rising flood waters and takes shelter in the elms but are marooned. While trying to cross a gap between the elms and a maple tree, Leafstar falls into the floodwaters. Finleap rescues her, and the other Clan cats help them across to the maple. They return to the lake and cross through RiverClan's flooded territory to reach ShadowClan's camp. While crossing a tree bridge, Violetshine, Lizardtail and Hootwhisker are swept away by a wall of water. Shadowkit appears in the floodwaters, and Violetshine and Juniperclaw rescue him. After everyone else is rescued, Juniperclaw drowns in the flood. Shadowkit, who threw himself in the water on purpose, is pleased that his actions brought the Clans together. At that moment, the rain dissipates and the storm clears. 
===In The Broken Code arc===
====Lost Stars====
:A harsh leaf-bare results in scarce prey for nearly every Clan. ShadowClan fortifies their dens to protect them from the wind chill, and Puddleshine has to fetch herbs from the Twolegplace to treat Grassheart's greencough. Cinnamontail and Blazefire resort to eating Twoleg food. The scarcity of prey results in Bristlepaw failing her warrior assessment. WindClan is exposed to the wind on the open moor, and Larkwing loses her balance from the wind and falls down a gully and dislocates her shoulder. RiverClan is unable to fish with the lake frozen. SkyClan does not suffer as much due to the valley sheltering their territory. However, the biggest disadvantage is when the Moonpool freezes over and the Clans are unable to communicate with StarClan. The Clans' attempts to break the ice fail to restore communications with their ancestors.
:When Shadowpaw experiences a vision of Bramblestar and Tigerstar, he detects a fire nearby and ash flutters on his pelt. Later, Shadowpaw visits the Moonpool alone when he feels like he is called there. However, Shadowpaw is temporarily blinded by lightning and is struck; his fur in spiky patches and the ground around him charred and melted. A voice warns Shadowpaw to beware a darkness in the Clans that must be driven out. Later, Shadowpaw experiences another vision of raging flames dividing the Clans from the lake. He can hear the screams of cats crying and coughs as ash fills his lungs.
:When Bramblestar falls mysteriously ill, a voice tells Shadowpaw how to cure him. Shadowpaw describes Bramblestar's illness as a wildfire that needs to be snuffed out. He follows the mysterious voice's instructions to place Bramblestar's unconscious body on the moor. However, Bramblestar dies from the cold exposure and does not revive. Later, he returns to his body, but all is not the same as the leaf-bare snows begin to finally thaw.
===In the A Starless Clan arc===
====Sky====
:During the previous greenleaf, the lake flooded and destroyed ShadowClan's only catmint patch by the half-bridge. In leaf-fall, an outbreak of greencough occurs in ShadowClan and with their supply still recovering from the flood, Puddleshine and Shadowsight ask the other Clans for catmint to treat Rowankit. However, the other Clans also have limited quantities, forcing a joint-Clan patrol to search for some beyond Clan territory.
====Wind====
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===In the Super Editions===
====Riverstar's Home====
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====Moth Flight's Vision====
:The spirit cats reveal to Moth Flight that she is to become WindClan's first medicine cat, and show her the others—Pebble Heart, Cloud Spots, Dappled Pelt, and Micah. They ask her to speak with the Clan leaders at the full moon Gathering about their message, promising to send a sign to show that they speak through her by splitting the sky. At the Gathering, the Clan leaders doubt the legitimacy of her message until the spirit cats send lightning to strike a tree at the other end of the hollow.
:Moth Flight and Micah retrieve tree sap from a tree on SkyClan's territory to cure Rocky's chest infection. However, they are confronted by Clear Sky and Red Claw, and due to rising tensions between WindClan and SkyClan, Willow Tail and Red Claw fight on a dying branch. Micah attempts to stop them, but the branch gives away. While Red Claw and Willow Tail escape unscathed, Mich's spine is crushed and he dies shortly thereafter.
====Tallstar's Revenge====
:Tunneling is a vital part of WindClan's culture as the tunnels provide food for the Clan during leaf-bare. The tunnelers support the walls using stones, dirt and clay, and always travel in pairs for safety, but occasionally the tunnels collapse or flood. After a cave-in that results in Leafshine's death and Lilywhisker's injured hind leg, Heatherstar promotes the newest apprentices to train as moor-runners.
:Sandgorse, Tallpaw's father, shows Sparrow the tunnels, Sparrow dashes out, covered in mud. Tallpaw realizes in horror that Sparrow left his father behind, and he runs into the tunnels to find him. The earth rumbles as mud and water flood the collapsing tunnels. Woollytail pulls Tallpaw free, and Plumclaw explains their rescue efforts to find Sandgorse have halted due to a large rock blocking their path. However, Plumclaw explains to Tallpaw that his father most likely drowned in the floodwater. Sandgorse's death results in Heatherstar outlawing the practice, and Talltail later sets off on a quest for revenge against Sparrow for abandoning his father to die. However, Sparrow reveals that Sandgorse held back the dirt long enough for Sparrow to escape.
====Crookedstar's Promise====
:RiverClan's camp floods during a severe thunderstorm, and Hailstar orders Echomist and their kits to evacuate to the elders' den. Brightsky attempts to save the floating nests, but Hailstar orders her to stop her futile efforts. The floodwaters rises, and the Clan evacuates for the trees. Rainflower gives birth to two kits, Stormkit and Oakkit, named after the storm they are born in and the oak tree that protected them. Duskwater, an elder who was making dirt when the camp flooded, dies in the floods. A moon after, the Clan continues to repair its camp. The elders' den survived, and the nursery is located downstream. A log has fallen on the warriors' den and it takes a half-moon to drag it to the edge of the clearing. The new warrior dens are weaved against it, and RiverClan's warriors sleep anywhere they can in the meantime. Prey is scarce for the Clan has the flood had killed many of the fish. 
====Bluestar's Prophecy====
:While hunting with her sister, Snowpaw, they are chased by a fox but Bluepaw turns around and confronts it before it can reach camp. Lightning strikes a branch above, and the flaming branch falls between her and the fox. Bluepaw is frozen in shock as the heat scorches her muzzle and Sunfall pulls her away. Before the fire can spread to camp, rain quenches it. Goosefeather explains that the flaming branch was a sign from StarClan that she will one day blaze through the forest like fire, but water will destroy her. Snowpaw suspects Goosefeather is merely insane, but Bluepaw eventually fulfills the prophecy by becoming leader of ThunderClan and drowning in the gorge.
:On a cold and snowy night in middle of a harsh leaf-bare, Bluefur takes her kits, Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit, to live with their father, Oakheart, in RiverClan. When they are halfway to Sunningrocks, the kits complain about the cold, and Bluefur makes a temporary nest in the snowbank to warm them up. However, Mosskit dies, and Snowfur guides Mosskit's spirit to StarClan. Mistykit and Stonekit are raised in RiverClan, and ThunderClan is led to believe that a starving animal sneaked into the nursery and killed Bluefur's kits.
====Leopardstar's Honor====
:Main articles: Floods in RiverClan and Fire (RS)
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====Firestar's Quest====
:During Firestar's quest to find SkyClan, Firestar is uncomfortable staying in an abandoned Twoleg nest as it reminds him of his kittypet past, and instead makes the decision to continue on. However, Sandstorm believes they should stay as a storm is coming, but holds her tongue. As they head into the storm, Firestar realizes his error, but his refuses to tarnish pride. He spots Bluestar's face in the storm clouds, and believes she wants him to stop pursuing his quest. As they follow the river and the storm turns severe with lightning and heavy winds, Firestar and Sandstorm are knocked off their paws by a surge of water. They recover, but the mates argue about Spottedleaf before lightning strikes a tree across the river and it lands near them. Firestar and Sandstorm push their argument to the side and cross the tree bridge. However, a vicious flash flood separates them, and Firestar realizes in horror that Bluestar was trying to warn him earlier. Firestar is unable to detect Sandstorm's scent in the wake of the flood's destruction, but they find each thanks to Stick and his cats.
====SkyClan's Destiny====
:A few moons after Firestar and Sandstorm leave SkyClan, Leafstar has a nightmare of a devastating flood in the gorge. She watches the floodwaters wash away Tangle, Lichenfur, Cherrytail and Sparrowpelt, and Leafstar is swept away trying to reach the nursery. She wakes up in a panic in her nest in the leader's den. The next night, Spottedleaf shows Leafstar a memory of Spiderstar and Brackenheart before the ancient SkyClan disappeared. Brackenheart explains that SkyClan needs deeper roots if it is to survive greater storms to come, and Leafstar wonders if it relates to the dream she had of the flood. As Leafstar struggles how to lead her Clan through the challenges of SkyClan's relationship with Twolegs, Stick and his cats asking for help, and Sharpclaw's pressure, Leafstar wonders if she is creating any roots at all or creating a storm that will destroy her Clan. Later, Leafstar realizes that SkyClan is inherently different from the other Clans, and her Clan must need more connections if is is to survive.
====Bramblestar's Storm====
:A few moons after the Great Battle, the lake water begins to gradually rise. While heading to the Gathering, Snowpaw accidentally splashes into the lake. The typical three fox-lengths area from the shoreline reserved for traveling around the lake is flooded, so ThunderClan carefully measures a new three fox-lengths to travel. Water laps at the base of the tree bridge. At the Gathering, Mistystar reports that RiverClan had to move their camp away from the stream. A few days later, a storm brings heavy winds and rain. Blossomfall alerts Bramblestar that the lake water is still rising after she scored marks on nearby stones to keep an eye on it. After she nearly drowns, Bramblestar orders his cats to avoid the lake until the water levels lower.
:Jayfeather discovers his cultivated herbs are destroyed from the strong winds, and predicts tragedy and darkness for ThunderClan in the wind. The strong winds persist and causes a shortage of prey. While hunting, Bramblestar saves Cherryfall when she falls from a tree and believes he defeated the omen. However, Jayfeather thinks it means something else. The next day, Bramblestar discovers that the lake has flooded so much that it reaches halfway to camp and it is quickly rising. Bramblestar calls for an immediate evacuation and while the others climb up the steep cliffs, Bramblestar uses the Stick of the Fallen to float Jayfeather, Purdy, and Briarlight to the top. The floodwater rise to halfway up the hollow and ThunderClan takes shelter in the tunnels. Cloudtail notices the flood water tastes salty like the sun-drown-place, but fortunately the stream that borders with WindClan is still safe to drink. However, WindClan has moved their border to encompass the stream since they have no other water source and fiercely defend it.
:Bramblestar, Dovewing, Graystripe, and Thornclaw venture around the lake and notices that RiverClan's territory is completely flooded, but they locate RiverClan's temporarily camp. On their way home, the ThunderClan cats rescue Minty, a kittypet, after her Twolegs left her when the Twolegplace was flooded. After Seedpaw drowns trying to reach the Stick of the Fallen, Bramblestar and his Clanmates rescue Jessy and Frankie, other kittypets who were abandoned. They stay with ThunderClan until their Twolegs return, and Bramblestar helps Frankie find his brother, Benny, who drowned in the storm. Rain persists for several days, but eventually the flood waters lower, and ThunderClan returns to their camp in the hollow. Brackenfur heads the rebuilding projects, though flounders a bit without Dustpelt's help following his death in the battle against the badgers. While Minty and Jessy decide to leave ThunderClan, Frankie wishes to join ThunderClan, and Bramblestar names him Stormpaw in honor of the storm that brought him to ThunderClan.
:The other Clans' territories also flood, and WindClan uses a fallen tree over the flooded stream to trespass into ThunderClan land. RiverClan manages to return to their former camp following extensive repairs. Blackstar, Grasspelt, and Pebblefoot drown in the flood, and Bramblestar supplies a new addition to the warrior code: though each Clan has the right to remain proud an independent, they cannot ignore another Clan in trouble and must fight to preserve the four Clans. Following the Great Storm, ThunderClan's flood preparedness strategies are mentioned in Darkest Night to respond to future floods.
====Squirrelflight's Hope====
:Squirrelflight and Leafpool experience nightmares of kits dying and they realize Moonlight and her unborn kits are in danger. They discover Moonlight in the middle of giving birth and Leafpool notes one of the kits is stuck. After successfully helping Moonlight give birth to her three kits, the Clans arrive to chase the Sisters from their territory. Squirrelflight urges Tempest and Snow to take Moonlight and her kits to hide from the battle. The Clan cats chase after the retreating Sisters to a cave formed by large boulders, branches and rubble. Tigerstar orders Cloverfoot and Scorchfur to disturb the loose dirt at the top of the cave to flush the Sisters out, but Moonlight and the others attack instead, intent on protecting their territory. A branch gives away and causes the roof to collapse. Squirrelflight rushes inside to evacuate Leafpool and the kits, and together with Hawk, they manage to rescue the kits. However, the cave collapses before the two sisters can escape. 
:Leafpool's and Squirrelflight's bodies recover in ThunderClan's camp while their spirits walk in StarClan, though eventually Squirrelflight chooses to return to ThunderClan while Leafpool decides to stay in StarClan. Moonlight dies from her injuries sustained in the battle. SkyClan eventually moves into the Sisters' former territory, and the Sisters name two of Moonlight's kits Leaf and Squirrel after Leafpool and Squirrelflight.
====Graystripe's Vow====
:While staying in the mountains, Pine That Clings to Rock accidentally dislodges a rock while in pursuit of a rabbit and sends a cascade of soil, grit and pebbles down on Flipclaw and Feather of Flying Hawk, burying them. Crest of Snowy Mountain rushes to the cavern for help, and Stoneteller leads a rescue patrol. Feather manages to slip free of the debris, and the patrol scraps through the dirt to free Flipclaw. They reach Flipclaw's body but are careful to only remove small portions at a time to prevent the soil from reburying him. They unearth Flipclaw but he is responsive, and Stoneteller manages to resuscitate him. Flipclaw's leg is dislocated, and Stoneteller puts it back in place. Flipclaw rests for a few days so his leg can heal properly, and he decides that he wants to return to ThunderClan following his adventure in the mountains.
:While attempting to communicate with Firestar at the Moonstone, lightning strikes the Moonstone and shatters it. Graystripe believes it to mean he received StarClan's anger and has failed his quest to help his Clanmates. Barley wonders if it could just be a coincidence, but Graystripe comes to realize that he is still a Clan cat.
===In the Novellas===
====Mapleshade's Vengeance====
:During a battle over Sunningrocks, the RiverClan warrior Appledusk strikes Birchface off the rocks and into the swollen river. His apprentice Flowerpaw tries to save him, but the strong current sweeps both of them away and they drown. Their deaths further the strain between ThunderClan and RiverClan, and when Oakstar, Birchface's father, discovers that Appledusk is the father of Mapleshade's kits—Patchkit, Larchkit, and Petalkit—he does not hesitate to banish them in a storm.
:As Mapleshade leads her kits over the stepping stones, the wind begins to pick up and water laps at the stones. While they cross the stones, a flash flood sweeps them away. Appledusk rescues Mapleshade and despite Eeltail, Splashfoot, and Appledusk's best efforts, the kits drown. Darkstar allows Appledusk to stay in RiverClan, but refuses for Mapleshade to seek refuge. In her vengeance, Mapleshade slaughters those who wronged her, and sought to punish Appledusk's kin beyond her death.
====Pinestar's Choice====
:At the end of the Great Hunger, Pineheart, the deputy of ThunderClan, brings in a fresh squirrel, one of the first signs of prey in moons. He recalls how terrified he was watching his Clanmates starve after Goosefeather's idea to preserve prey failed. Pineheart is hopeful with the weather finally turning warmer, and brings the squirrel to Doestar. The small fresh-kill pile has vanished as his Clanmates finally enjoy a good meal, and Pineheart has to remind himself that they will catch more prey tomorrow. He stops a fight between Moonpaw and Rabbitpaw over rabbit ears, and reminds them that there is plenty of prey for every cat. Doestar dies from a sickness that finally claims her, and Pineheart succeeds her as leader.
====Goosefeather's Curse====
:At the beginning of leaf-bare, Harepounce, Larksong, and Rainfur give birth to litters of kits, and Doestar wonders how the Clan will feed them all. Goosefeather experiences a vision of a terrible hunger that reduces his Clanmates to skin and bone and others collapsing dead in the clearing. He alerts Doestar, Pineheart and Cloudberry and they brainstorm an idea to preserve prey in the frozen ground. A few days after they bury several stacks of prey, a heavy rainstorm follows and Pineheart wonders if they have to evacuate the camp. However, Goosefeather realizes in horror that their stored prey is rotting and ThunderClan's warriors uncover the buried prey filled with maggots.
:ThunderClan suffers through a mass starvation as the coming cold and snow makes hunting difficult. Harepounce, Flashnose, Stagleap, Hollypelt, and Nettlebreeze die from starvation, and Goosefeather wonders what use his gift is if he cannot protect his Clanmates. The hunger fades as new-leaf arrives, and Doestar names Moonflower, Rabbitleap, Poppydawn, and Heronwing warriors for their courage before she eventually succumbs to a sickness. Cloudberry also dies from the illness, and Goosefeather takes Pineheart to the Moonstone, though the journey takes them longer than usual due to them still being frail from the Great Hunger.
====Tigerclaw's Fury====
:A quarter-moon after Tigerclaw and his companions have stayed in ShadowClan's camp and helped on patrols, Clawface alerts Tigerclaw to a fire in ThunderClan's territory. Tigerclaw immediately rushes to the Thunderpath and witnesses glimpses of fire between the trees. He tells Nightwhisper he is going to take a look, and watches in horror as a fire heads for his former camp as Twolegs attempting to quench the blaze. While Tigerclaw reassures Mapleshade that he wants the satisfaction of destroying his former Clanmates himself, he internally does not want them to be burned alive. He spots ThunderClan evacuate the camp and is relieved when he sees Goldenflower and Tawnykit among them. However, Tigerclaw is horrified when he hears that Bramblekit is missing, and grimly watches Fireheart rescue his son, helpless to save his son without falling into the flames himself. While pleased Fireheart saved Bramblekit, Tigerclaw vows to himself that he will still kill his enemy one day. Afterwards, Tigerclaw ordered patrols alone the Thunderpath to watch the Twolegs put out the fire, and he wonders how the fire will effect his former Clan.
====Hollyleaf's Story====
:After running into the tunnels, Hollyleaf is buried when the tunnels collapse behind her and she passes out. She remembers the fire that led to Squirrelflight's confession. When Hollyleaf wakes up, she thrashes free of the loose debris but her leg is pinned underneath a large stone. Panicked, she cries for help, but realizes she is alone. Hollyleaf pulls herself free of the rocks and drags herself through the tunnels, her claws torn and blood trailing behind her. She faints, but Fallen Leaves finds her and treats her wounds. Her leg heals after a moon, and Hollyleaf stays with Fallen Leaves in the tunnels until she later returns to ThunderClan.
====Tree's Roots====
:The night Chestnut and Snail leave for their wander, the Sisters' camp is flooded during a severe thunderstorm. Earth is woken by his mother's yowl to gather the rest of the Sisters. Earth and Stream try to look for her in the darkness, and Stream bolts to look towards a hill despite Earth's warnings. Moonlight finds them and guides the kits to stay near a rock while she finds the others. Earth hears Stream's cries for help and rushes to save his friend. He reaches the tom-kit at the top of the hill and as the two kits make their way down the muddy slope, and Stream is struck and killed by lightning. Earth locates Stream's body as it rolls down the hill, his friend's body warm and burnt.
:Two days after the flash flood, the Sisters' camp is still in havoc. Haze has drowned in the flood waters, Tempest has sprained her paw trying to free Ice from the mud, Furze is covered in scratches from a thornbush, and the rest of the Sisters are covered in bruises. While the Sisters sing for Haze, Earth questions why they do not sing for Stream. Moonlight responds it is because Stream is a tom and he is destined to return to the earth, but Earth struggles to accept that answer.
====Tawnypelt's Clan====
:Shadowkit experiences a violent vision of a large tree falling over a waterfall and destroying cats behind a cave, and Tawnypelt recognizes it as the Tribe of Rushing Water. Tawnypelt, Dovewing, and Shadowkit journey to the mountains, and Stoneteller believes Shadowkit's warnings, but notes that the only trees in their territory are small thorn bushes. That night, a storm blows in and Shadowkit wakes up in a panic that every cat must evacuate immediately. Stoneteller rallies his cats to leave the cave and up to the riverbank. Shadowkit orders every cat to shove large rocks into the river to stop the tree from falling, and just as they finish, lightning strikes further upstream and sends a large tree down the river. The rocks catch the tree as it dangles over the waterfall, and the Tribe cats thank Shadowkit for saving their home, but he passes out. As they descend into the cave, the tree begins to creak and the Tribe cats panic, but Stoneteller reassures everyone that they are not in danger if Shadowkit is still asleep. Just as the tree falls over the water, lightning destroys the tree and Shadowkit wakes up.
====Spotfur's Rebellion====
:ThunderClan's camp floods after several days of heavy rainfall. Though there is minimal flooding, Bramblestar calls for an evacuation in case it worsens, recalling his experience during the Great Storm. After the Clan gathers in the clearing, Bramblestar leads them out of the camp to higher ground. However, Spotpaw finds Flipkit stuck in the mud, having gotten separated from his parents. Spotpaw helps free the kit from the mud and they follow ThunderClan's tracks to the temporary camp. They find the rest of the Clan sheltering underneath bushes and Flipkit reunites with his worried parents. ThunderClan shelters in the temporary camp for the night and begin replenishing their soaked nests with drier ones the next morning when the rain stops.
===In the Graystripe's Adventure arc===
====The Lost Warrior====
:While trapped as a kittypet, Graystripe has a nightmare of escaping flames with Firestar.
===In the Ravenpaw's Path arc===
====Shattered Peace====
:After an argument with Barley, Ravenpaw falls asleep in his nest in the barn. Unbeknownst to him, a fire originates from a faulty electrical wire and ignites the hay. Barley's yowls save Ravenpaw from injury, and the two flee the barn. The flames burst through the roof as the male Twoleg ushers his animals away and the female Twoleg phones for help. Part of the flaming barn roof collapses near the dogs who are chained, and Ravenpaw and Barley free them. Firefighters arrive and extinguish the blaze, but the barn's roof is ruined. The smoke results in scarce prey, but the Twolegs eventually repair the roof.
===In the SkyClan and the Stranger arc===
====Beyond the Code====
:A drought results in the river being low in SkyClan's camp and in scarce prey. Tensions rise between the regular warriors and the daylight-warriors as the former believe the daylight-warriors waste prey when they are provided a readily available supply of food with their Twolegs. SkyClan attempts to hunt at night to avoid the heat, but they are attacked by badgers. Instead, Leafstar and Sharpclaw decide to send hunting patrols in groups of eight. However, they catch little prey due to the number of cats.
:After Sol interrupts SkyClan's Gathering, a strong thunderstorm brings heavy rains that drive the cats to their dens. Sharpclaw visits Leafstar to question whether they should evacuate every cat to the warriors' den as large puddles are already forming at the bottom of the gorge, but he is interrupted when a flash flood sweeps through the gorge. Leafstar orders her Clanmates to seek higher ground as the flood angrily rises. After the flood waters lower, Lichenfur is discovered to have drowned, Echosong's herb supply is washed away, and SkyClan has to repair their camp.
====After the Flood====
:SkyClan continues to rebuild their camp, removing Twoleg debris and tree branches. The Clan is vulnerable to rogues, foxes, rats, and Twolegs, and their drinking water is tainted. However, Petalnose, Patchfoot, and Fallowfern have doubts of repairing the camp and wonder if SkyClan should live elsewhere. Spottedleaf speaks to Leafstar in her dreams, and reassures her the flood was not a punishment from StarClan. Billystorm discovers silverthorn in their camp, and properly disposes of it. However, he worries for the safety of his kits and wonders that they might be better of as kittypets. It takes SkyClan several days to repair their camp and for the river to clear up, and they emerged stronger than ever.
===In the Stand-Alone Graphic Novels===
====Winds of Change====
:During the rebellion that he leads, Mudclaw is crushed by a fallen branch as he realizes that he has made a huge mistake in trusting Hawkfrost's bad influence. Mudclaw wakes up in StarClan, where he discovers that the branch has killed him.
===In the Field Guides===
====Secrets of the Clans====
:RiverClan is mentioned to use a Twoleg bridge to get to the Gathering when the river is flooded. While giving a tour of RiverClan's camp in the forest, Feathertail recalls how Mistyfoot's kits were swept away from the nursery in a flood, but now the nursery walls are stronger. Silverstream is on a night watch when the river rises, but Crookedstar opts to wait in case the river lowers. However, the river continues to rise the next day, and the RiverClan cats move the kits, medicine supplies, and several cats try to hold back the water with barriers of earth and reeds. Mistyfoot's kits go missing and Fireheart and Graystripe later return them.
:Snowfur recounts Mosskit's death from cold and notes how several cats have died and gone to StarClan from the harsh leaf-bare. The StarClan cats argue about Bluefur's decision to lead her kits out into the cold, but Snowfur disrupts the arguments by volunteering to care for Mosskit. The others agree, and Snowfur guides Mosskit to StarClan, promising they will be warm soon.
:Dustpelt explains how a falling tree struck by lightning that resulted in Mudclaw's death provided the Clans a way to get to the island for Gatherings.
====Cats of the Clans====
:On Bluestar's page, Rock talks about how Mosskit had died from the cold on her way to RiverClan.
:Rock recalls that Cinderpelt had received the fire and tiger omen in a forest fire on ThunderClan territory.
:Rock mentions that Mudclaw was killed by a falling tree.
====Code of the Clans====
:ShadowClan warriors under the leadership of Brindlestar have begun to hunt in ThunderClan territory during a harsh leaf-bare. Brindlestar argues with Whitestar, the ThunderClan leader, that they need the prey but Whitestar refuses as ThunderClan needs it as well. A tree branch falls between the two Clans as the argument gets more heated. The Clan cats believe it to be a sign from StarClan that trespassing on the territory of other Clans is forbidden and this creates the second law of the warrior code.
:When Beechstar of SkyClan dies, he appoints his son, Mothpelt, as leader. Despite the storm, Mothpelt wants to honor his father's dying wish by attacking on RiverClan. However, the river is swollen twice its normal size, and Robinwing fears they will all drown. Mothpelt yowls for SkyClan to attack, but Robinwing attempts to stop him. However, Mothpelt breaks free and leads half of his warriors into the river, but they are quickly overwhelmed. Robinwing and Maplewhisker, the Clan deputy, organize a rescue patrol and he asks Maplewhisker to lead the Clan. Later, an eight addition to the warrior code is added: deputies will replace the leader after losing their ninth life.
:Ripplestar of ShadowClan launches an attack on the other Clans during a Gathering in the middle of leaf-bare. Finchstar stares in horror at the battle below the Great Rock. Ripplestar confronts him, but StarClan sends lightning and clouds to cover the moon. Both Ripplestar and Finchstar are left in a daze, and Finchstar attempts to save Ripplestar from falling off the Great Rock when StarClan sends another bolt. Ripplestar falls to his death, and Finchstar explains that StarClan killed him. The Clans ask for forgiveness and Finchstar suggests a new addition to the warrior code: a truce shall be kept at the Gathering.
:After several days of rain, Graywing notices the river is swollen from flood. While chatting with Foxwhisker and Brindleclaw, the three spot three WindClan kits clinging on their side of the gorge. They watch helplessly as the kits fall into the waterfall. Brindleclaw spots them resurface, but Graywing prevents her Clanmate from risking her life to save them. In her dream, Graywing is greeted by the adult spirits of the kits, Smallstar, Wolfheart, and Runningstorm, and they explain kits are precious to every Clan and must be protected. Graywing wakes up and takes Foxwhisker and Brindleclaw to retrieve the kits' bodies to return them to WindClan, and a new addition is added to the warrior code.
:Leafpool explains a few rules that were not added to the warrior code, such as from Featherstar of WindClan who suggested that only cats with pure warrior blood could be apart of the Clan. She blamed her Clan's hunger during a harsh leaf-bare on those who were not gifted to run swiftly. Later, Hawkstar of SkyClan suggested that the Clans should only catch prey specific to them, but this would have left the Clans open to starvation if their choice of prey fell victim to illness, as the Clans are used to catching whatever prey they can find during harsh leaf-bares.
==Gallery==
===Official art===
OS-5-FC.jpg|A storm on the cover of A Dangerous Path
Fire.RP.png|A fire at Barley's farm in Ravenpaw's Path
Flood.SS.png|A flood in SkyClan's camp in SkyClan and the Stranger
River Chell.FG-1-2.png|A flood in RiverClan's camp in Secrets of the Clans
COTC7.png|A tree branch falling in Code of the Clans
==Trivia==
===Author statements===
*When asked if she thought of using a mega disaster to wipe all of ThunderClan, Victoria Holmes stated that she had considered it, but did not want to throw a bunch of new characters for Kate and Cherith; "Those ThunderClan cats seem to dodge everything I throw at them! They are invincible!"
==Notes and references==
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