Wind-induced buckling occurs mostly in case of empty or partially filled thin-walled storages due to moderate to severe wind events. Vertical buckling-ripples of the short shells are happened by high membrane stress, whereas tall shells face horizontal buckling-ripples due to high axial stress under bending by transverse wind load. In case of intermediate shells shear stress is dominant under the influence of aerodynamic load, which reflects on the combined pattern of horizontal and inclined buckling ripples. Ring and vertical stiffeners resist the wind-induced buckling. This study explores the applicability of helical-stiffener for the strengthening of empty, open-top, short, cylindrical steel-tanks against wind-induced buckling. The stiffener is designed according to the American Petroleum Institute. The performance of the helical stiffener has been measured by wind-induced buckling load-multiplier (λ) for the variation of basic wind-speed (Vb), height to diameter (H/D) ratio of shell, radius to thickness (r/t) ratio of shell-wall, gauge length (Lg), and number (NHS) of the helical-stiffener. It is evident that decreasing gauge length of the helical-stiffener can provide greater stiffness when Vb, H/D and r/t ratio of shell-wall increase. It is very much economic to apply low gauge length to the helical-stiffener rather than increasing wall-thickness when Vb and H/D ratio increase, as it ensures economy through less material consumption.