Six U-Haul® Companies spanning the northern Gulf Coast and all of Alabama and Mississippi are proactively offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container use at 101 stores in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi to residents in the path of Isaias, an intensifying tropical storm that is expected to make landfall as a hurricane.
Forecast models indicate Isaias could become a Category 2 storm and impact coastal cities beginning Friday with severe storm surge, winds in excess of 100 mph, torrential rainfall, and widespread flooding. Alabama and Mississippi are expected to see heavy rain inland throughout those states.
Residents and businesses often need storage as they prepare for these storms or deal with clean-up and recovery afterward. Access to self-storage units and portable storage containers is critical to communities when natural disasters strike.
U-Haul is ready to help anyone who needs a dry, secure storage solution at no cost for one month.
The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at participating facilities; delivery is available for a modest fee.
Please reference the list below for cities where U-Haul locations are offering the disaster relief program. Stop by any U-Haul-owned and -operated facility in these cities or call the nearest regional office to arrange 30 days of free storage.
ALABAMA
U-Haul Co. of Central Alabama
Store locations (16): Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Montgomery, Pelham, Prattville, Vestavia Hills
(205) 979-3013
U-Haul Co. of Northern Alabama
Store locations (16): Birmingham, Cullman, Decatur, Florence, Fultondale, Gadsden, Guntersville, Huntsville, Madison, Oxford, Tuscaloosa
(256) 217-9696
U-Haul Co. of Southern Alabama
Store locations (12): Elberta, Fort Walton Beach (Fla.), Milton (Fla.), Mobile, Panama City (Fla.), Panama City Beach (Fla.), Pensacola (Fla.)
(800) 633-6819
FLORIDA
U-Haul Co. of Tallahassee
Store locations (15): Jacksonville, Lake City, Middleburg, Orange Park, Tallahassee
(866) 723-3056
LOUISIANA
U-Haul Co. of Southern Louisiana
Store locations (13): Gretna, Harvey, Houma, Kenner, Marrero, Metairie, New Orleans, Slidell
(504) 245-1282
MISSISSIPPI
U-Haul Co. of Mississippi
Store locations (11): Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Meridian, Pascagoula, Pearl, Tupelo
(601) 969-8247
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.
For customers needing storage beyond the free period, the U-Haul 1-Year Price Lock is now available at 2,100 Company-owned facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Fixed-rate storage ensures at least 12 months with no price increase on your rental unit, and U-Haul never charges admin fees or deposits. Learn more at uhaul.com/Storage/1-Year-Price-Lock.
