Full Notification

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, Southeast Missouri and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Monday. For the first Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY ... GREENE ... CRAIGHEAD ... POINSETT ... MISSISSIPPI ... DUNKLIN ... PEMISCOT ... LAKE ... OBION ... WEAKLEY ... HENRY ... DYER ... GIBSON ... CARROLL ... BENTON ... LAUDERDALE ... TIPTON ... HAYWOOD ... CROCKETT ... MADISON ... CHESTER ... HENDERSON ... DECATUR

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.