U-Haul offers free storage at 54 facilities in response to hurricane

U-Haul says it is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage at 54 facilities across Tampa Bay and Florida to residents who will be impacted by Hurricane Idalia.

The hurricane is expected to make landfall north of Tampa Bay in the Big Bend region of Florida, but storm surges are expected well south of that, all the way to Sarasota.

Accessibility to secure self-storage is always beneficial to communities before and after natural disasters, U-Haul officials say in a news release.