Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Keep pets indoors as much as possible. Make sure outdoor animals have a warm, dry shelter, food, and unfrozen water. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside. 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...For the Freeze Warning, a hard freeze with temperatures as low as 25 expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 24 expected. * WHERE...Holmes, Jackson, and North Walton Counties. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hard freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.