U-Haul Offers Help as Southeast U.S. Deals with Tropical Storm Debby

Residents affected by flooding can receive 30 days free storage at stores in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas

Update: On Aug. 6, U-Haul added 138 stores in Georgia and the Carolinas to provide disaster relief assistance. Tropical Storm Debby made landfall in Florida as a hurricane and is causing flash flooding across much of the southern half of Georgia and South Carolina. Residents who have experienced flood damage or are concerned about their homes and possessions being impacted by the heavy rains are welcome to make use of the 30-day free storage offer in any of the participating cities listed below.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2024) — With 10 million people under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch being issued for parts of the Florida panhandle, U-Haul is stepping up with a disaster relief offer ahead of Tropical Storm Debby.

Floridians preparing for the storm and in need of 30 days free self-storage or U-Box portable container usage can take advantage of the Company’s disaster relief program at 75 U-Haul-owned and -operated stores in Florida.

Access to dry and secure self-storage rooms and portable storage containers can be vital for communities making storm preparations or facing recovery.

Tropical Storm Debby is building strength in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall near Florida’s Big Bend region, east of Tallahassee, early in the coming week. Models indicate it could threaten much of northern and central Florida with storm surge, flooding and high winds. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 54 of the state’s 67 counties.

The U-Haul 30-day free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. Please check with your nearest participating location to learn whether traditional self-storage, U-Box portable storage or both are available at that store. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at U-Haul facilities and does not include residential delivery and pick-up of containers.

People seeking more details about the U-Haul disaster relief program or needing to arrange storage should call the regional office nearest them or stop by a U-Haul-owned and -operated facility in one of the cities listed below:

FLORIDA

U-Haul Co. of Clearwater (18 stores)

(727) 288-9919

Participating store locations: Clearwater, Largo, New Port Richey, Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg, Seminole

U-Haul Co. of Gainesville (8 stores)

(352) 377-7311

Participating store locations: Brooksville, Hudson, Leesburg, Ocala, Spring Hill

U-Haul Co. of Jacksonville (14 stores)

(904) 781-9404

Participating store locations: Atlantic Beach, Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville, Neptune Beach, St. Augustine

U-Haul Co. of East Orlando (10 stores)

(407) 208-2996

Participating store locations: Kissimmee, Orlando

U-Haul Co. of North Orlando (8 stores)

(407) 578-1344

Participating store locations: Daytona Beach, Debary, Longwood, Orange City, Sanford

U-Haul Co. of West Orlando (4 stores)

(407) 240-9982

Participating store locations: Clermont, Haines City, Ocoee, Orlando

U-Haul Co. of Tallahassee (13 stores)

(866) 723-3056

Participating store locations: Jacksonville, Middleburg, Orange Park, Tallahassee

GEORGIA

U-Haul Co. of Atlanta North (14 stores)

(770) 926-1340

Participating store locations: Alpharetta, Buford, Canton, Cumming, Jasper, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Rome, Snellville, Woodstock

U-Haul Co. of Atlanta West (11 stores)

(678) 608-4146

Participating store locations: Atlanta, Carrollton, Dallas, Douglasville, Kennesaw, Marietta, Smyrna

U-Haul Co. of Central Georgia (10 stores)

(404) 332-3180

Participating store locations: Atlanta, Chamblee, College Park, Decatur, Forest Park

U-Haul Co. of Georgia Northeast (11 stores)

(678) 707-8383

Participating store locations: Athens, Buford, Clarkston, Conyers, Decatur, Oakwood, Snellville, Stone Mountain

U-Haul Co. of Southern Georgia (11 stores)

(706) 569-3372

Participating store locations: Albany, Brunswick, Columbus, Kathleen, Macon, Warner Robins

U-Haul Co. of Western Georgia (13 stores)

(404) 767-0431

Participating store locations: College Park, Jonesboro, Morrow, McDonough, Morrow, Newnan, Peachtree City, Riverdale, Stockbridge

In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

THE CAROLINAS

U-Haul Co. of Western North Carolina (14 stores)

(828) 569-6003

Participating store locations: Asheville (NC), Boone (NC), Greenville (SC), Greer (SC), Hickory (NC), Hendersonville (NC), Spartanburg (SC), Simpsonville (SC)

U-Haul Co. of Coastal South Carolina (9 stores)

(912) 234-3059

Participating store locations: Charleston (SC), North Charleston (SC), Savannah (GA)

U-Haul Co. of East Charlotte (8 stores)

(980) 272-4871

Participating store locations: Charlotte (NC), Concord (NC, Pineville (NC)

U-Haul Co. of West Charlotte (11 stores)

(704) 568-0758

Participating store locations: Charlotte(NC),  Cornelius (NC),Gastonia (NC), Lake Wylie (SC), Mooresville (NC),  Rock Hill (SC), Statesville (NC)

U-Haul Co. of South Carolina (18 stores)

(803) 791-9714

Participating store locations: Augusta (GA), Columbia (SC), Grovetown (GA), West Columbia (SC)

U-Haul Co. of Southern Atlantic Coast (8 stores)

(910) 762-8708

Participating store locations: Fayetteville (NC), Florence (SC), Jacksonville (NC), Little River (SC), Myrtle Beach (SC), Wilmington (NC)

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 188,700 trucks, 139,400 trailers and 43,700 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America with 1,004,000 rentable units and 86.8 million square feet of self-storage space at Company-owned and -managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play.

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