Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28-30 degrees possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas. * WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.