Apparent waterspout spotted off Atlantic Beach; Lawrence residents told to shelter in place

It feels a little bit like Deja Vu being back out here in Atlantic Beach. We're right outside Storm Wrangler 12. We're tracking the latest of what we're seeing here. We've since learned people within the village of Lawrence were under a brief shelter in place following a water spout sighting along the boardwalk earlier this afternoon. Now, if you're seeing it for the first time, take a look at your screen at this apparent water spout. It's been a wet, rainy, and windy day so far. Things are looking to stay that way for the rest of the night. Water spout sighting seems to be resonating with people out here because it's a sight that may look familiar to many in Atlantic Beach. Back in August, another water spout was spotted near the Sun and Surf Beach Club just about a mile away from where Storm Wrangler 12 is parked by the boardwalk. That sighting came as a tornado touched down also here in Atlantic Beach. Tonight's sighting is still being looked into, but it's raising questions for a community that has already seen severe weather like this in recent months. We spoke to the village of Lawrence Mayer about precautions the village has already taken. The rest of the day is about further notifying residents and keeping them calm because no one wants to hear that there could be a potential, there could have been or could still be a potential tornado. We can't take any chances given what's happened to Atlantic Beach. Now the mayor says that the shelter in place was lifted just before 3pm and aside from a few outages, no damage has been reported. We're going to be here all night and along with our storm watch team, they're going to be tracking the latest of the weather ahead. But for now, we're outside Storm Wrangler 12 in Atlantic Beach, Nassau County. Daniela Rodriguez, News 12.