Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – All things considered, Central Illinois and Springfield did much better in terms of damage from Friday’s severe weather, than the night before.

Plenty remain without power after round two of severe weather.  As of 5 a.m. Friday, CWLP reported 4,500 customers city-wide, while Ameren reported nearly 63,000 throughout all of Illinois.

“Electric crews have made progress in responding to power outages after a new round of storms hit Springfield after 7 p.m. with winds in excess of 70 mph,” said a CWLP statement Friday morning.  “Over 11,000 customers were impacted across multiple areas across Springfield, snapping poles and bringing trees and limbs down into power lines. With all available resources, including CWLP crews in the field from Electric Operations Troubleshooters, Construction, Substations, Relay, Traffic, Communications, and other support divisions, progress has been made but more work is to be done until all customers are restored power.”

Storm reports submitted to the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicate in Sangamon County, a large tree was blown down on to power lines in Pleasant Plains, and some tree damage was reported on the west side of Springfield.

60-mile-per-hour wind gust were clocked near Farmingdale and Curran, among other locations in the region.

More damage reports came from the Lincoln area in Logan County, where one tree was uprooted on the National Weather Service’s property, and another hit a house.

The weekend should be both cooler, and drier, but rain chances may return — nothing severe expected.

This story may be updated.