Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s possible. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, and Northern New London Counties. In New Jersey, Western Bergen and Western Passaic Counties. In New York, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, and Rockland Counties. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.