Heavy rains return to Texas 10 days after catastrophic flooding

Central Texas has once again been hit with heavy rains and flooding, prompting rescues and evacuations just 10 days after catastrophic flooding hit the region and killed more than 130 people across the state.

Central Texas has once again been hit with heavy rains and flooding, prompting rescues and evacuations just 10 days after catastrophic flooding hit the region and killed more than 130 people across the state.

Over the weekend, rains returned to the region, inundating already saturated soils and halting search efforts Sunday.

Devastating floods were unleashed in the Hill Country region July 4, when the Guadalupe River surged more than 20 feet. In hard-hit Kerr County, 106 people were killed. Overall in the state, at least 132 were killed and more than 160 remain unaccounted for.

As much as 6 to 10 inches of rain fell over central Texas over the weekend, leading to more flooding, including along the Llano, Lampasas and San Saba rivers. The Lampasas River, which runs through multiple counties, jumped 30 feet in less than five hours near Kempner, Texas.

Monday morning, a flood watch remains in effect for central Texas, which includes Kerrville, Uvalde, Brady, Round Rock and Austin.