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.It was the first time a new round of severe weather has paused the search since the flooding earlier this month.

The conditions are life threatening and could flood creeks, streams, streets, highways, underpasses and "urban areas," according to the NWS.

At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.

Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.

Over 12,000 volunteers have already assisted in Kerr County, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

The Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, and San Antonio Spurs are teaming up to gain support for people in Central Texas.

Emergency crews have suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas amid new warnings that additional rain will again

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.