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Winter Storm Uma was responsible for three deaths in the Midwest over the weekend.Officials urged motorists to use extra caution on roads in the northern Plains and Midwest.

Winter Storm Uma killed three people as it dumped a thin strip of snow on parts of the Plains and Midwest over the weekend.

Saturday morning in Jennings County, Indiana, when her vehicle crossed the center line, striking the vehicle of 24-year-oldDestiny Gerringer, who was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. Icy road conditions are believed to be a factor in the collision that occurred around 8 a.m. local time, according to an IndianaState Police press release.

Northeast of Decatur, Illinois, officials confirmed the death of , according to the Springfield State Journal-Register. She was killed when her car slid off the road; she exited the vehicle and was struck by a bus, the report added. Authorities said the winter storm was responsible for the death.

Another death was reported in southeastern Indiana in a snowy crash on Saturday. According to WHIO.com, 33-year-old Kevin J. Gutzwiller along Interstate 74, including a 5-year-old boy. Gutzwiller was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred at about 4:40 p.m. Saturday afternoon, the report added.

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A man was critically injured Saturday in Austin, Indiana, when his after sliding onan icy overpass. According to apress release, the vehicle driven by Richard Coulter, 37, fell onto the northbound lanes of I-65, shutting down the lanes for nearly two hours.

Fallen trees were reported in Virginia and West Virginia where power was knocked out for thousands. On Monday afternoon, more than 44,000 homes and businesses in Virginia and 5,000 in West Virginia were still without power, according to .

The National Weather Service Saturday afternoon across Woodford and northern Peoria counties in Illinois. Slick roads, gusty windand poor visibility made travel difficult, mainly north of Interstate 74.

Earlier in the day, the agency warned residents toexercise caution insouthwest and south-central Minnesota, southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa. The agency suggested motorists delay travel until later in the day.

A tow ban was in effect in , where more than a foot of snow fell in some areas and a record-breaking 10 inches fell in Charles City, according to the state's department of transportation.

In Kentucky, a several multi-vehicle crashes between mile marker90 and 99 on both north and southbound Interstate 75.