Full Notification

* WHAT...For the Hard Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 degrees expected Thursday morning. For this morning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 degrees expected. Friday morning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.

* WHERE...Central Valley and adjacent foothills below 2,000 feet.

* WHEN...For the Hard Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 9 AM PST Thursday. For the Freeze Warning today, through 9 AM PST. For the Freeze Warning Friday, 1 AM PST to 9 AM PST.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Thursday morning will see the coldest temperatures when lows are forecast to drop into the mid 20s for a significant portion of the Central Valley for more than 3 hours.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY ... CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY ... SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY ... CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA ... NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ... NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY ... MOTHERLODE

Instructions:

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.