Hurricane Florence: Free U-Haul Storage At 23 S.C. Locations

U-Haul is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-box container usage in the wake of Hurricane Florence, a dangerous storm that is making its way towards the east coast and will reach the Carolinas by the end of the week. In its latest advisory, the National Hurricane Center said that the storm had weakened to a category 3 hurricane but cautioned that it is still forecast to be "an extremely dangerous major hurricane" when it nears the U.S. coast late Thursday and Friday.

The storage is being offered at 94 locations to residents "who stand to be impacted by the heavy rains and extreme winds" caused by Florence, according to a U-Haul press release. The free storage is available in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.

“People are preparing to leave their homes, creating an immediate need for secure locations where evacuees can bring the possessions they wish to protect,” Doug Weston, president of U-Haul Company of Western North Carolina, said in a statement. “As a member of these communities, we are in a position to help by providing this service to our friends who are in harm’s way.”

In South Carolina, a state of emergency is in effect and coastal residents in five counties are under mandatory evacuation orders.

Those who need more information can contact the nearest participating U-Haul store.

Below are the South Carolina locations where free storage will be available:

SOUTH CAROLINA (23 locations)
U-Haul at Knox Abbott
901 Knox Abbott Drive
Cayce, SC 29033
(803) 791-5992
U-Haul Moving & Storage at King St.
584 King St.
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 732-1605
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Arcadia Lakes
125 Decker Park Road
Columbia, SC 29206
(803) 699-9397
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Broad River Road
1003 Zimalcrest Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 731-0067
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Elmwood
1037 Elmwood Ave.
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 256-2499
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Fort Jackson
5604 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29206
(803) 787-5154
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Jamil Road
156 Jamil Road
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 798-6184
U-Haul Moving & Storage at I-26
3754 Fernandina Road
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 798-4414
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Sandhill
1117 Spakleberry Lane Extension
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 766-7417
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Spring Valley
8400 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 736-8582
U-Haul at Two Notch Road
2339 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 256-7397
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Florence
369 N. Irby St.
Florence, SC 29501
(843) 665-4061
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Roper Mountain
24 Roper Mountain Road
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 254-9154
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Wade Hampton
529 Wade Hampton Blvd.
Greenville, SC 29609
(864) 233-8319
U-Haul Moving & Storage of W. Greenville
1406 Grove Road
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 269-8172
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Little River
3195 Hwy. 9 E.
Little River, SC 29566
(843) 399-4777
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Myrtle Beach
5604 S. Kings Hwy.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29575
(843) 238-5701
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Dorchester Road
4788 Dorchester Road
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 747-6942
U-Haul Storage of North Dorchester
8222 Dorchester Road
North Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 552-3361
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Rivers Ave.
2155 Credit Union Lane
North Charleston, SC 29406
(843) 572-1140
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Northwest Spartanburg
1500 International Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 574-2298
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Spartanburg
345 Whitney Road
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 582-4140
U-Haul Moving & Storage of W. Columbia
400 Orchard Drive
West Columbia, SC 29170
(803) 796-3724

Photo: South Carolina state troopers work with D.O.T. employees at an access ramp to I-26 Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. A lane reversal was implemented earlier in the day, utilizing all lanes for travel west between Charleston and Columbia in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Florence. Photo by Sean Rayford/Associated Press