Storm Shelters in Evansville, IN
Evansville is the Vanderburgh County seat on the Ohio River. Requests are also accepted from Jasper, the Dubois County seat with 16,703 residents in 2020, to the northeast.
Evansville at a glance
Evansville is in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, with 117,298 residents at the 2020 Census. Tornado warnings for the area come from NWS Paducah (Evansville) and NWS Louisville (Jasper). Installers who receive Evansville requests confirm whether they cover the address.
| County | Vanderburgh County, Indiana |
|---|---|
| NWS warning office | NWS Paducah (Evansville) and NWS Louisville (Jasper) |
| Population | 117,298 (2020 Census; Wikipedia: Evansville, Indiana (2020 Census)) |
| Permit contact | City of Evansville or Vanderburgh County (rules not verified by this site) |
The November 6, 2005 tornado
Before dawn on November 6, 2005, an F3 tornado crossed the Ohio River and southwest Indiana on a 41-mile path, killing 25 people. NWS Paducah calls it the deadliest Indiana tornado since 1974. It hit Ellis Park, the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park and Newburgh.
Source: NWS Paducah: Nov 6, 2005 Evansville tornado.
Jasper and Dubois County
Jasper households can use this page too. On March 2, 2012, supercell storms tracked from Dubois County east across southern Indiana, and the lead storm went on to produce the Henryville EF4 in Clark County, according to NWS Louisville.
Source: NWS Louisville: March 2, 2012 outbreak. Population of Jasper: 2020 Census via Wikipedia: Jasper, Indiana.
Permits in Evansville
This site has not verified the permit rules for storm shelters in Evansville. Before installation, ask the Evansville building department if the address is inside city limits, or Vanderburgh County if it is outside them. In Jasper, ask the city or Dubois County.
Shelter types you can request in Evansville
All six shelter types can be requested from Evansville. Your request is shared with independent installers, who decide whether they can take a job in Vanderburgh County and quote after seeing the property.
- Underground / In-Ground Storm Shelters
- Basement Tornado Shelters
- Garage Floor Storm Shelters
- Above Ground Storm Shelters
- Safe Rooms
- Prefabricated Bunkers
What a shelter in Evansville might cost
No verified Evansville prices exist and this site has none of its own. FEMA and FLASH publish national safe room ranges, summarised on the storm shelter cost page; installers quote after a site visit.
Other Indiana areas
Requests are also accepted from the rest of Indiana. The areas below have their own pages with county, warning office, tornado history and permit notes, and the service areas page lists all twelve so you can compare coverage.
Request Shelter Information
Estimate request. Independent installers set any price after reviewing your property.