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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST /2 AM CST/ TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Hard Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 expected. For the Hard Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 18 possible. * WHERE...In Alabama, Coffee, Dale and Henry Counties. In Georgia, Quitman, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun, Terrell, Lee and Early Counties. * WHEN...For the Hard Freeze Warning, from 3 AM EST /2 AM CST/ to 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ Saturday. For the Hard Freeze Watch, from late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.