Never mind all the talk about dropping pressure and bombogenesis and stuff: The mark of a true nor'easter in Boston is when a boat washes up on Carson Beach (added points if it then stays there for weeks on end). Roving UHub photographer Jim Gavaghan provides all the evidence we need that that was some blow overnight: Not one, but two boats washed up on the beach. Read more.

The nor'easter at 9:40 p.m., as seen by the GOES-16 satellite.

The National Weather Service has a high-wind advisory posted until 6 p.m. Thursday.

If the sailboats at Jamaica Pond were candlepins, the role of the ball today would be played by the wind, Travel New England reports.

The Washington Post reports on the storm Wednesday afternoon.

Julio Salado had a ringside seat for the flooding along Eastern Avenue in Malden at the height of the afternoon pleasantries. In all, four cars were stuck, he reports: Read more.

Daniel Guzman reports he was walking through Hynes Field in West Roxbury around 11:30 a.m., when this light pole came crashing down in a gust of wind. "Scared the crap out of me," he says. Read more.

This morning, Jeremy Sarna watched workers restore the cladding that fell off one of those brand-spanking new buildings on Boylston Street in the Fenway in the wind yesterday. The wind-whipped building pieces shut Boylston Street overnight and into this morning.

The wind ripped the plastic wrap right off 6 Beacon St., undergoing renovation. Read more.

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning that goes into effect at noon on Saturday: Winds of 20 to 30 m.p.h., with possible gusts up to 60.

Damage to trees, power lines, and property are possible with winds of this magnitude. Power outages are likely. Take action to secure loose outdoor objects