State of Emergency declared for coastal counties: Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 dumps more than 20 inches of rain on Carolina Beach WRAL NewsNo-Name Storm Drenches Southeast, Floods Towns The Weather ChannelGov. Roy Cooper declares state of emergency for 4 North Carolina counties after heavy rainfall, severe flooding WXII12 Winston-SalemHow an unnamed storm brought a 1,000-year rainfall in the Carolinas The Washington PostHundreds stranded for hours after U.S. 17 closes due to historic rainfall WECT