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.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The growing season has not begun yet in portions of far north Georgia, including Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Fannin, Union, Lumpkin, Towns, and White counties, although sub-freezing temperatures are also forecast in these counties.