WWUS20 KWNS 191702 SEL9 SPC WW 191702 FLZ000-GAZ000-NCZ000-SCZ000-CWZ000-200000- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 79 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 105 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA EASTERN GEORGIA SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MUCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 105 PM UNTIL 800 PM EDT. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE SUMMARY...BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER GA WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EMBEDDED STORMS IN THIS ZONE WILL POSE A RISK OF BRIEF TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA TO 65 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 78... AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035. ...HART