New Delhi, July 13 -- Amid heavy rains in central Texas, fresh flood warnings have been issued as rivers in the Concho Valley and Hill County are rising again, just over a week after the area was devastated by July 4 flash floods.

A wide swathe of the region got between 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10cm) of rainfall, with some spots getting more than 8 inches as thunderstorms continue to pound the area, said Scott Kleebauer, a forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Center, according to news agency Bloomberg.

More storms have also been predicted later in the day.

"It is one of those set ups; there will definitely be heavy rainfall again tonight," said Kleebauer.

"Those areas down there are so sensitive, so that any type of heavy rainfall could...