Full Notification

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures with lows from the upper 20s to near 30 inland to around freezing near the Highway 17 corridor in southern South Carolina and I-95 in Georgia.

* WHERE...Portions of Southeast South Carolina and Southeast Georgia inland from Highway 17 in southern South Carolina and I-95 in Georgia, including portions of the Charleston and Savannah Metro Areas.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Sunday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Freeze durations will average 3 to 6 hours well inland to 1 to 2 hours across the coastal counties. Scattered to widespread frost is also likely away from the coast.

* AFFECTED AREAS: INLAND LIBERTY ... BEAUFORT ... LONG ... EVANS ... INLAND JASPER ... TIDAL BERKELEY ... CHARLESTON ... BULLOCH ... DORCHESTER ... INLAND COLLETON ... JENKINS ... TATTNALL ... INLAND BERKELEY ... INLAND BRYAN ... COASTAL JASPER ... EFFINGHAM ... HAMPTON ... CANDLER ... INLAND CHATHAM ... COASTAL COLLETON ... INLAND MCINTOSH ... SCREVEN ... ALLENDALE

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.