Flood watches have been issued by the National Weather Service until at least 7 p.m. CT July 6 in Hill Country and along the I-35 corridor. The Weather Prediction Center added that scattered thunderstorms are likely to drop "torrential downpours over sensitive soils across parts of the Texas Hill Country."

The death toll continued to rise substantially on Sunday, with dozens of people killed after catastrophic flash floods swept through Central Texas. It comes as search and rescue efforts intensified to find potential survivors,