Set in New Orleans, Hours revolves around Nolan (Walker) as his beloved wife dies during childbirth, leaving him to care for their newborn on his own. As Nolan struggles to come to grips with his loss, Hurricane Katrina simultaneously devastates the coast of Louisiana. After the hospital is evacuated, Nolan alone must fight to keep his daughter alive - amid violent conditions and armed looters. When an electricity shortage threatens to disrupt his child's incubator, Nolan will have to race against time in order to save his child from the raging storm.