TEMPLE, Texas (KXAN) — U-Haul is offering 30 days of free self storage and U-Box container usage to people impacted by the tornado which hit Temple Wednesday night.
The National Weather Service gave the tornado a rating of EF-2, with maximum winds of 120 mph. The tornado was on the ground for 2.78 miles, according to the NWS.
In a press release Thursday, the company said access to dry and secure self-storage and portable storage containers was “essential during the recovery process after natural disasters.”
Thirteen U-Haul facilities will be available, in Temple, Copperas Cove and Killeen, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Round Rock and north Austin. Those who want to use the storage services are asked to contact their nearest participating facility.
Here are the seven locations that are participating:
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of Midway (3914 S. General Bruce Drive, Temple, TX 76502, 254-727-7216)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of South Temple (215 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76502, 254-770-3001)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of West Copperas Cove (1091 W. Hwy 190, Copperas Cove, TX 76522, 254-542-2277)
- U-Haul Storage of Copperas Cove (2711 E. Business 190, Copperas Cove, TX 76522, 254-542-8058)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of Centex (3501 E. Central Texas Expressway, Killeen, TX 76543, 254-699-8334)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of Killeen (102 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd., Killeen, TX 76541, 254-526-9626)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of Twin Creek (1507 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Killeen, TX 76543, 254-532-3001)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage at Highway 620 (11320 Hwy 620 N., Austin, TX 78726, 512-258-1056)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of Cedar Park (700 S. Bell Blvd., Cedar Park, TX 78613, 512-335-9261)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of Pflugerville (1617 Three Points Road, Pflugerville, TX 78660, 512-251-7491)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage at Steeds Crossing (20607 FM 685, Pflugerville, TX 78660, 512-251-2090)
- U-Haul Moving & Storage of Round Rock (1535 Round Rock Ave., Round Rock, TX 78681, 512-218-9099)
- U-Haul Storage of Chisholm Valley (1301 Chisholm Valley Drive, Round Rock, TX 78681, 512-782-8979)
City of Temple officials estimated about 500 homes had some type of damage. A majority received only minor damage, but around 100 had more serious or structural damage.