Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, eastern, northeastern, and southeastern Massachusetts, and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 8 AM EDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.