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?

The NWS Fort Worth TX issued a flood advisory at 8:37 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 11:45 p.m. The advisory is for Collin, Dallas and Denton counties.

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

Texas on Saturday faces an upper-atmosphere wave of low pressure that could trigger storms and an increasingly deep flow of Gulf moisture.

Added rain and cloud cover this weekend will keep morning lows in the 70s and afternoon highs in the low 90s. Scattered showers and storms will return through this weekend. The threat for severe weather will be low both days. Localized heavy rain could lead to areas of flash flooding, mainly along the Red River.

North Texas will see a hot and humid Friday followed by increasing chances of rain and storms through the weekend.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.