State of Emergency declared for coastal counties: Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 dumps more than 20 inches of rain on Carolina Beach  WRAL NewsEfforts to reduce flooding help Durham through this week’s storm  ABC11 Raleigh-DurhamHow an unnamed storm brought a 1,000-year rainfall in the Carolinas  The Washington PostNo-Name Storm Drenches Southeast, Floods Towns  The Weather ChannelMajor flooding impacts roads, businesses in Carolina Beach, Southport  StarNewsOnline.com