000 WWUS52 KMLB 061735 SVSMLB FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-061900- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 130 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM... ...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY... AT 130 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED OUTER RAINBANDS OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCES ROTATING NORTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. NUMEROUS SHORT LIVED TORNADOES HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY RADAR OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS...SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN VERIFIED ON THE GROUND. ADDITIONAL TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 PM FROM NORTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY UP THROUGH ORLANDO METRO AREA...SANFORD AND DAYTONA BEACH. THIS INCLUDES NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY MAINLY NORTH OF TITUSVILLE. TORRENTIAL RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE SQUALLS ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. $$ KELLY