Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Price, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, and Washburn Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, the Bad River Reservation, the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band and the Red Cliff Band. Recreation spots such as Madeline Island and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.