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FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of southeast New York, including the following county, Suffolk. * WHEN...Until 130 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. Some roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1016 AM EDT, Flooding is ongoing within the warned area. Between 6 and 10 inches of rain have fallen. Some specific flooded locations include Stony Brook which had Harbor Road collapse earlier due to a nearby pond overflowing and County Road 83 north of Route of 25. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected through early this afternoon. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Brentwood, Commack, Huntington Station, Centereach, Deer Park, Hauppauge, Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Stony Brook, Middle Island, Port Jefferson, Wading River, Northport, Coram, Dix Hills, Smithtown, Melville, Farmingville, Rocky Point and Mount Sinai. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

MetroCard Vending Machines Undergo Scheduled Software Upgrade

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By Published: August 14 2014

LongIsland.com

Only Cash Transactions Accepted During System Wide Update Early Saturday.

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New York, NY - August 14, 2014 -  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to upgrade the software used for credit and debit card transactions in its MetroCard Vending Machines (MVMs) on Saturday, August 16 from 1 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The upgrade will affect debit and credit card use at all fare-vending machines for New York City Transit, as well as MVMs at PATH stations, JFK AirTrain and LaGuardia Airport.

Customers can still purchase fares at station booths and at full-function MetroCard Vending Machines using cash. Please note that ATM/debit/credit card-only MVMs will not be operational during the outage.