Central Texas communities are remembering those they've lost while search efforts continue 11 days after deadly floods ripped through the area. NewsNation’s Xavier Walton is on the ground in the hard-hit community of Kerrville.

Ground search operations were disrupted Sunday in Kerr County, Texas, where many lives were lost in the catastrophic July 4 flooding.

For the third straight day, thunderstorms have posed what meteorologists call life-threatening conditions in the Hill Country, where flooding earlier this month killed at least 131 people.

The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?

A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.

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Texas was hammered with heavy rain again Sunday, just nine days after catastrophic flash floods left more than 120 people dead in one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s

State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.