Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Helena, GA

What the records show for Helena

Tropical storms and hurricanes near Helena

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Helena: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.

Tornadoes within 25 miles of Helena

The strongest 12 of 63, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Weather by month in Helena

Averages for 1991–2020 at Eastman 1 W, GA (400 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.

Georgia weather by month, station by station →

Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Helena

• April 5, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Helena — $250,000 damage.

  NWS: “The Telfair County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down across the county. However, much of the damage occurred in the Lumber City area in the far southeastern part of the county.”

• March 27, 2005: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Helena — $100,000 damage.

  NWS: “The Bleckley County Emergency Management Director reported that extensive flooding was occurring in many areas of the county. S.”

• July 21, 2008: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Helena — $100,000 damage.

  NWS: “The Dodge County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm downburst winds resulted in significant damage to property, trees, and power lines across the southern part of the county, including the cities of Chauncey, Milan, and Rhine. Much of the damage was concentrated near Georgia Highway 165.”

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.

Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings

Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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