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U-Haul offering free self-storage to Floridians preparing for Hurricane Milton

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Published  October 7, 2024 4:39pm EDT
Hurricane Milton
FOX 13 News

TAMPA - Residents across Florida’s western coast are bracing for the impacts of Hurricane Milton, which has intensified to a Category 5 storm as it brews in the Gulf of Mexico. 

READ MORE: Hurricane Milton tracker: Storm rapidly strengthens into strong Category 5

As Floridians are boarding their homes, putting sandbags in place and making evacuation plans, U-Haul has stepped up to offer them access to 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box portable containers for the preparation and inevitable cleanup of Hurricane Milton.

This offer applies to all 162 Florida-based U-Haul centers, not just those on the state’s Western coast.

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday and bring heavy winds and storm surges to the state's western coast.

Hurricane Milton remains a Category 5 storm, winds up to 180 mph

FOX 13 Chief meteorologist Paul Dellegatto is tracking Hurricane Milton. The powerful storm is now a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds up to 180 mph.

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