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Tsunami warning in effect for Texas and Louisiana coastal areas until 1:31 PM

National Weather Service issues tsunami warning for multiple coastal zones from Texas to Louisiana.

Oct 20, 2026, 12:35 PM By the Genius Eye newsroom (Weather Desk) · Fact-checkedHow we report

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The National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning on October 20 for numerous coastal areas including parts of Texas and Louisiana. The warning is in effect from 12:31 PM until 1:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

Affected areas include Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays, Galveston Bay, and coastal waters extending from Port Mansfield, TX, to Cameron, LA, among others. The warning also covers several bays and coastal waters out 20 nautical miles.

Sources

National Weather Service: TEST Tsunami Warning issued October 20 at 12:31PM EDT until October 20 at 1:31PM EDT by NWS National Tsunami Warning Center

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