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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The director of the state emergency management agency in Mississippi says about 100 people have been evacuated in the Delta as a result of severe weather.

Smithson said the heavy rain Thursday has mostly passed the Delta region but Mississippi's Gulf Coast could still receive up to ten inches of rain and should expect some flooding.

He said coastal tides could rise up to three feet above normal levels.

The severe weather is also hampering the search for two fishermen who went missing Wednesday while they were out on the Mississippi River.

Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis said search-and-rescue teams looked for the men Thursday but had to return because of the heavy rain and floods.

The search will continue Friday.