More rain will hit Texas this weekend, with localized amounts as high as 8 inches, only a week after the region was inundated with flash floods. National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists issued widespread flood watches across the Lonestar State on Friday, warning of additional heavy rainfall that could cause further flooding.

Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, eventually sent text-message alerts that morning to residents who had registered to receive them,