Jeremy Reiner reports it's been 1,019 days since the last time Boston has seen six or more inches of snow in a single day, the fifth longest such streak since 1891.

All that rain we haven't been getting has meant dramatically lowered rivers, a statewide "red flag" warning about how easily things can go up in flames and now a state "critical drought" designation for "Massachusetts's Central and Northeast regions, including the Charles River watershed," according to the Charles River Watershed Association:

Streamflow in the Charles River is at critically low levels, with some sections showing zero flow.

The current forecast from NWS Boston shows a chance of rain for Wednesday night into Thursday.

National Weather Service forecasters are saying that Tropical Storm Debby's track has shifted more to the north and west, so the impact on the Boston area will probably Friday into Saturday will probably be relatively minimal: "It appears the threat for significant flooding has shifted west of the region."

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that if it had its way, it would rule in favor of collapsing Steward Health Care System and its property-owning spinoff MPT in a case involving the amount of insurance money they should get for rebuilding Norwood Hospital, destroyed by flooding in 2020. Read more.

Louise Miller watched the ominous clouds moving over Boston around 1:15 p.m.

Teddy Kokoros recorded the aftermath of a mighty wind at the JFK/UMass T stop this morning.

Damien Drella reports that high winds caused the partial collapse of a four-story section of an apartment building in Saugus. Read more.

So no snow (so what else is new?), but the National Weather Service has a high-wind warning in place between 8 p.m. and 2 p.m., Thursday, with possible gusts of up to 60 m.p.h. here in the Greater French Toast Region: Read more.

Jamaica Plain News reports the Arnold Arboretum lost some 40 "accessioned" trees, including a dozen hemlocks snapped in half - by a storm in December that brought both rain to already saturated soil and high winds.

One of these days, years, decades, the state promises to do something about Morrissey Boulevard so it doesn't flood when it rains or somebody spills their iced Dunk's. In the meantime, Savin Hill Sailor shows us yesterday's Second Semi-Annual Morrissey Boulevard Challenge, which involved getting across and along Morrissey Boulevard when cars couldn't. Don't worry: The canoe was equipped with a paddle for when the winds die down or the sailor's arms get tired. Video.