000 WWUS52 KMLB 132201 SVSMLB FLC095-097-132230- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 602 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 6 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE EARLIER RADAR TORNADO SIGNATURE HAD WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH INTO SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES PRODUCING BRIEF BUT INTENSE RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA UNTIL 2 AM. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ JP