NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Helper, UT
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Helper, Utah since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 6 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 6
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Helper
The strongest of the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF2 on June 19, 2022; its path came within 18 miles. Of the 6, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. Of the 99 Utah cities on this site, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Helper. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 2006, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 99 Utah cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Helper.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Helper
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s1
- 2000s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2022 | EF2 | 18 mi | 2.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 2010 | EF0 | 17 mi | 0.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2005 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 2001 | F0 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2001 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | Unrated | 24 mi | 0.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 6 of 6, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Helper
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Helper since 2006. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 25, 2024, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Helper
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Scofield-Skyline Mine, UT, 12 miles west of Helper at 8,697 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 74°F and low of 48°F; December is the coolest, at 30°F and 12°F. January is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 25.9 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs of 90°F are rare: fewer than one day a year on average. Lows fall below freezing on about 227 nights a year. Snowfall averages 225.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 25.9 inches is more than at 53 of the 58 Utah stations used on this site (91%). Price, 13 miles southeast, has its own station (Price Carbon Co Airport, UT): 8.6 inches a year, 17.3 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 74°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 13 | 3.0 | 8 | 42.5 |
| Feb | 31 | 14 | 2.7 | 7 | 40.7 |
| Mar | 38 | 20 | 2.4 | 7 | 29.6 |
| Apr | 44 | 24 | 2.7 | 8 | 24.5 |
| May | 54 | 33 | 1.9 | 6 | 7.2 |
| Jun | 66 | 41 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 74 | 48 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 72 | 46 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 63 | 39 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 50 | 29 | 1.9 | 5 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 38 | 19 | 2.3 | 6 | 28.9 |
| Dec | 30 | 12 | 2.9 | 7 | 42.8 |
| Year | 49 | 28 | 25.9 | 70 | 225.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Scofield-Skyline Mine, UT (8,697 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.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Helper
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 11 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Helper: 10 flash floods and 1 thunderstorm wind report. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 59 mph, on May 13, 2026. September has had the most flash floods, 4 of 10. Of the 90 Utah cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 64 have had fewer than Helper.
September 27, 2014: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Helper — $1.1 million damage.
NWS: “Widespread flash flooding once again occurred in Carbon County, with significant flooding reported in Carbonville, Helper, Kenilworth, Price, and Wellington. The hardest hit area was the Piling's Trailer Court, where at least 24 homes were damaged or destroyed.”
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
Carbon County, which includes Helper, has been named in 5 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Carbon County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.5 million a year, the 23rd highest of 29 Utah counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.8 million (62%), is from inland flooding.
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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Cities near Helper
- Price, UT13 mi
- Fairview, UT24 mi
- Huntington, UT24 mi
- Mt Pleasant, UT26 mi
- Ephraim, UT39 mi
- Mapleton, UT43 mi
- Duchesne, UT43 mi
- Salem, UT43 mi
- Vineyard, UT44 mi
- Manti, UT45 mi
- Payson, UT45 mi
- Spanish Fork, UT45 mi
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