SVSTBW FLC049-271915- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 300 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2004 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HARDEE COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORM HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM.