Tornado outbreak creates need for disaster relief across much of the Southeast, other areas
U-Haul® has made 366 Company stores available to help storm victims with 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage after a powerful weather system produced deadly tornadoes, fires, flooding and wind damage across a line of states Friday through Sunday morning.
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U-Haul teams in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have extended the Company’s 30 days free storage disaster relief program after a widespread tornado outbreak, joining teams in Oklahoma and Texas that are already helping storm and wildfire victims.
The storms destroyed homes and property – and in some cases communities – while the tornado outbreak was responsible for a number of casualties. Many families remain without power and face a long rebuilding process.
Access to dry and secure self-storage units and portable storage containers can assist communities during the clean-up process.
U-Haul offered free storage at 16 centers on Saturday in Oklahoma following an outbreak of more than 130 wildfires, and at three centers on Friday in Texas after damaging winds from the same weather system.
Now 29 U-Haul regional presidents in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee have extended the Company’s disaster relief program to accommodate anyone in need with one month of self-storage services at no cost.
That adds 347 new locations (listed below) to the 19 sites previously designated in Oklahoma and Texas. Find a U-Haul facility near you at uhaul.com/locations.
The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. The U-Box portable container offer is for on-site storage at Company facilities. People seeking more information on the disaster relief program or needing to arrange storage services can call their nearest regional office or visit any U-Haul-owned facility in a participating state and city:
ALABAMA
U-Haul Co. of Central Alabama (16 Stores)
(205) 979-3013
Participating store locations: Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Montgomery, Pelham, Prattville, Vestavia Hills
U-Haul Co. of Northern Alabama (15 Stores)
(256) 217-9696
Participating store locations: Birmingham, Decatur, Florence, Fultondale, Gadsden, Guntersville, Huntsville, Oxford, Tuscaloosa
U-Haul Co. of S. Alabama (16 Stores; 10 in Florida)
(800) 633-6819
Participating store locations: Elberta, Foley, Fort Walton Beach (FL), Milton (FL), Mobile, Panama City (FL), Panama City Beach (FL), Pensacola (FL), Robertsdale
ARKANSAS
U-Haul Co. of Arkansas (12 stores)
(501) 569-5010
Participating Store Locations: Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Russellville, Sherwood
U-Haul Co. of Tulsa, OK (4 stores in Arkansas)
(918) 295-5700
Participating Store Locations: Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale
GEORGIA
U-Haul Co. of Atlanta North (13 Stores)
(770) 926-1340
Participating store locations: Alpharetta, Buford, Canton, Cumming, Jasper, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Rome, Snellville, Woodstock
U-Haul Co. of Atlanta West (12 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, McDonough, Morrow, Newnan, Peachtree City, Riverdale, Stockbridge
KENTUCKY
U-Haul Co. of Louisville (16 Stores; 2 in Indiana)
(502) 491-4184
Participating Store Locations: Evansville (Ind.), Jeffersonville (Ind.), Lexington, Louisville, Lyndon, Owensboro, Radcliff, Versailles
MISSISSIPPI
U-Haul Co. of Mississippi (13 stores)
(601) 352-2602
Participating Store Locations: Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Meridian, Pascagoula, Pearl, Tupelo
MISSOURI
U-Haul Co. of Missouri (16 stores)
(417) 887-5832
Participating Store Locations: Branson, Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Jefferson City, Joplin, Ozark, Sedalia, Springfield
U-Haul Co. of Missouri Northeast (13 stores, 2 in Illinois)
(314) 355-7902
Participating Store Locations: Alton (IL), East Alton (IL), Florissant, Hazelwood, O’Fallon, Spanish Lake, St. Peters, Wentzville
U-Haul Co. of St. Louis (11 stores)
(314) 766-4013
Participating Store Locations: Ballwin, Overland, St. Louis, University City
NORTH CAROLINA
U-Haul Co. of Central North Carolina (8 Stores)
(336) 802-1776
Participating Store Locations: Greensboro, High Point, Sanford, Thomasville, Winston-Salem
U-Haul Co. of East Charlotte (7 Stores)
(980) 272-4871
Participating Store Locations: Charlotte, Concord, Pineville
U-Haul Co. of Eastern North Carolina (6 Stores)
(252) 565-4890
Participating Store Locations: Elizabeth City, Garner, Greenville, New Bern, Rocky Mount, Winterville
U-Haul Co. of Raleigh (10 Stores)
(919) 875-0059
Participating Store Locations: Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, Wake Forest
U-Haul Co. of Southern Atlantic Coast (10 Stores; 5 in South Carolina)
(910) 762-8708
Participating Store Locations: Fayetteville, Florence (SC), Jacksonville, Little River (SC), Myrtle Beach (SC), Wilmington
U-Haul Co. of West Charlotte (11 Stores; 2 in South Carolina)
(704) 568-0753
Participating Store Locations: Charlotte, Cornelius, Gastonia, Lake Wylie (SC), Mooresville, Rock Hill (SC), Statesville
U-Haul Co. of Western North Carolina (13 Stores; 8 in South Carolina)
(828) 569-6003
Participating Store Locations: Asheville, Boone, Greer (SC), Greenville (SC), Hendersonville, Hickory, Simpsonville (SC), Spartanburg (SC)
SOUTH CAROLINA
U-Haul Co. of Coastal South Carolina (7 Stores; 3 in Georgia)
(912) 234-3059
Participating Store Locations: Charleston, North Charleston, Savannah (GA)
U-Haul Co. of South Carolina (17 Stores; 6 in Georgia)
(803) 791-9714
Participating Store Locations: Augusta (GA), Columbia, Greenwood, Grovetown (GA), West Columbia
TENNESSEE
U-Haul Co. of Knoxville (19 Stores)
(865) 312-8174
Participating Store Locations: Alcoa, Bristol, Chattanooga, Johnson City, Kingsport, Knoxville, Seymour
U-Haul Co. of Memphis (16 Stores; 1 in Kentucky; 2 in Mississippi)
(901) 366-2600
Participating Store Locations: Collierville, Jackson, Memphis, Millington, Olive Branch (MS), Paducah (KY), Southaven (MS)
U-Haul Co. of North Nashville (13 Stores; 4 in Kentucky)
(615) 865-6030
Participating Store Locations: Bowling Green (KY), Clarksville, Hendersonville, Madison, Nashville, Oak Grove (KY), Old Hickory
U-Haul Co. of South Nashville (8 Stores)
(615) 432-4612
Participating Store Locations: Brentwood, La Vergne, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Spring Hill
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.
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Access to dry and secure U-Haul self-storage units and U-Box portable storage containers can assist communities during the clean-up process.
