Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the Hard Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Echols, Clinch, Northeastern Charlton, Southern Ware and Western Charlton Counties. * WHEN...For the Hard Freeze Warning, until 11 AM EST this morning. For the Freeze Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 8 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.