Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, Northern New London, and Southern New London Counties. In New Jersey, Western Passaic County. In New York, Orange and Putnam Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.