Here in the Northeast we have been dealing with high wind, heavy rain, flooding and power outages.

The rain has been heavier in some places more than others.
A heavy snow pack melting faster than normal has also contributed to the flooding.

Even through all this weather the famed Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade went on as usual.
The die-hard parade lovers braved the weather to carry on.

Sunday's weather is not quite as intense as Saturday and the Wilkes Barre St. Patrick's Parade goes on as well.

None of the adverse weather conditions are nice to deal with but we have been reminded of a storm that happened seventeen years ago this weekend. It was known as the Blizzard of 1993.

It was a real northeastern monster blizzard with high winds and driving snow which piled up in places from twenty-four to thirty plus inches. The wind then whipped the snow into high drifts.

I remember it well. The snow was piled high at all our door ways and we literally had to dig our way out of the house.

It was a storm like the Washington D.C. and New Jersey coast areas experienced earlier this year.

One thing that was on the bright side was it was the middle of March and the snow didn't last long.

History has a way of reminding us of what could be worse.

We now on in Daylight Savings Time and Spring officially arrives the end of the week.

Now that is something to celebrate.