Through the rest of the evening on Sunday, the NWS is predicting a level two of four (slight) risk of storms across the majority of South Central Texas. Rainfall amounts of two to four inches is expected, while some areas could see pockets of nine to 12 inches of rainfall in certain regions.

Emergency crews suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas on Sunday morning amid new warnings that additional rain would again cause waterways to surge.

Would a flood scale like those used for hurricanes and tornadoes have prompted different actions by Texas officals and the public before July 4th flooding?

Experts said warnings issued in the run-up to this weekend’s flooding were as timely and accurate as possible, but questions about whether the alerts reached people most at risk remain.

Texas forecasters issued a series of early-morning warnings about “life-threatening flooding” along the Guadalupe River.

NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of warning.

The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the July 4 deadly floods.