Search-and-rescue operations along the Guadalupe River were halted Sunday after a new round of heavy rain led to more high-water rescues and prompted fears that waterways could surge again above their banks.

A flood watch blanketed Texas Hill Country on Monday, after a weekend of back-to-back flood watches and more heavy rains. Yet another high-end flood event struck the beleaguered region on Sunday, with a 30-foot rise in water levels along the Lampasas River. Some places saw 8 to 10 inches of rainfall Saturday night into Sunday.

A flood watch was in effect for more than a dozen counties as authorities resumed the search for victims of the July 4 tragedy.