000 WWUS82 KTBW 050050 SPSTBW SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 848 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2005 FLZ057-050130- HIGHLANDS- 848 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN HIGHLANDS COUNTY... A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT AVON PARK AND SEBRING...UNTIL 930 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS 40 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. $$