Full Notification

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, northern and western Virginia and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: WESTERN MINERAL ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY ... HARDY ... WARREN ... EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY ... CLARKE ... BERKELEY ... EASTERN GRANT ... SHENANDOAH ... WASHINGTON ... HAMPSHIRE ... PAGE ... FREDERICK ... MORGAN ... WESTERN GRANT ... ROCKINGHAM ... JEFFERSON ... EASTERN MINERAL

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.