Winter Storm Sparta delivered a long swath of snow and ice from the Rockies to the Southern Plains, Midwest and the East Coast as the calendar flipped from February to March. The storm was named on Feb. 27, 2015, and exited the Northeast coast by early March 2, 2015.

Sparta's impacts began on Feb. 27, 2015 when an upper-level impulse associated with a developing southward dip in the jet stream spread snow into some of the same parts of north Texas and southern Oklahoma, which were just blanketed by both Winter Stormsand.

The snow snarled travel in north Texas, including the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area. Slick and icy roads in Oklahoma created dangerous travel conditions, and , killing a passenger and critically injuring another.

Heavy snow also impacted parts of New Mexico. Albuquerque received 9.6 inches of snow over three days from a combination of Winter Storms Sparta and .

Feb. 28, 2015 to March 1, 2015, more than 6 inches of snow blanketed parts of Missouri, central Illinois, central Indiana and Ohio.Indianapolis, Indiana received 7.9 inches of snow, easily topping their March average snowfall of 2.6 inches.

In Missouri, snowy and icy conditions on, forcing the closure of the interstate for a period of time on Feb. 28, 2015.

Light icing from Sparta caused very slick conditions in North Carolina on the morning of March 1, 2015, with accidents reported on parts of I-95, I-85 and I-540. Icy conditions from snow, sleet and freezing rain were also reported in the Mid-Atlantic region later that day, including the Washington, D.C. metro area.

Light to moderate amounts of snow fell in the Northeast from March 1, 2015 into early March 2, 2015. New York City received nearly 5 inches of snow, which is above the March monthly average of 3.9 inches. Boston finished with a storm total of 2.1 inches.

Some notable snow and ice reports from Sparta (all totals are snow unless otherwise indicated):

- New Mexico: 12 inches near Wagon Mound; 6 inches in Pecos; 9.6 inches in Albuquerque (From Winter Storms and Sparta combined)- Texas: 6 inches in Cottondale; 4.5 inches in Sanger; 1.5 inches in Denison- Oklahoma: 7 inches in Skiatook; 0.3 inches in Tulsa

- North Carolina: Ice accumulations a tenth of an inch or less. Many accidents reported.- Arkanasas: 4 inches near Odell; 2.5 inches in Fayetteville- Missouri: 8 inches in Center; 4.4 inches in St. Louis

- Illinois: 10 inches in Lane; 9 inches in Springfield- Indiana: 10 inches in Frankfort; 7.9 inches in Indianapolis- Ohio: 8.5 inches in Quincy; 5 inches in Dayton; 3.8 inches in Columbus

- West Virginia: 5 inches in Newell; 3 inches in Moundsville- Virginia: 0.2 inches of ice at Dunavant; 0.19 inches of ice at Dulles Int'l Airport- Washington, D.C.: 0.25 inches of ice near the National Zoo; 0.13 inches of ice at the National Mall

-Maryland:0.35 inches of ice near Dowell; 5 inches of snow at Cascade- Delaware: 0.33 inches of ice in Pike Creek; 0.25 inches of ice in Felton Heights- New Jersey: 0.30 inches of ice in Brick Township; 4.5 inches of snow in Newark

-Pennsylvania:0.30 inches ice in Chadds Ford; 6 inches in Bellwood-New York:7 inches in Smithtown; 4.8 inches at New York City's Central Park-Connecticut:7.7 inches in Northford; 5 inches in Bridgeport

- Massachusetts: 6.5 inches in Saunderstown; 2.1 inches at Boston's Logan airport- Rhode Island: 7 inches in Richmond; 5.5 inches in Providence- New Hampshire: 3 inches in Concord; 2.2 inches in Greenland

- Vermont: 3 inches in Woodford; 2.8 inches in Landgrove- Maine: 2.8 inches in Southwest Harbor; 1.3 inches in Eastport

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People snuggle up as they wait for marchers to pass during the all-inclusive St. Pat's For All parade in Sunnyside, Queens neighborhood of New York, Sunday, March 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)