Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

* WHAT...Temperatures dropping to around freezing. * 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 3 AM to 9 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.