Storm Looks To Hit Holliston and Hopkinton During Holiday Travel

A giant storm system is now gathering and forecasters said Sunday that it could wallop an area from the midwest to the Eastern Seaboard with heavy rains and wind gusts of 50 MPH just in time for holiday travel.

While the storm is not expected to bring heavy snow as winter storm Cato did for Thanksgiving, flooding on the ground and delays in air travel are expected, according to Weather.com, which called the potential for the storm “very serious.”

In Holliston and Hopkinton, there is a potential for light freezing rain or freezing drizzle on Monday night into Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A winter advisory might be needed.

Tuesday through Sunday, a “strong low pressure system” will pass west of southern New England on Christmas Eve and into Christmas morning, bringing heavy rains and some potential for flooding. The biggest chance for the high wind gusts occur on Christmas afternoon and night throughout the entire region, said NWS.