The severe storms that moved across Missouri and Illinois Sunday left minimal damage and no injuries in Champaign-Urbana, according to a report from Champaign Neighborhood Services.

However, early Monday evening, about 60,000 customers across eastern Missouri and Illinois and 6,500 customers in Champaign County were still without power, said Natalie Hemmer, spokeswoman for AmerenIP.

“We hope to cut that number in half by the end of the night,” she said. “It’s just a matter of bringing poles back up and stringing wires.”

Renewal of power services depends on the area. Twelve downed distribution poles that would restore power to one household would not get priority over a single pole that would give 12 households power, Hemmer said.

“Some (repairs) bring a lot of customers back on pretty quickly and for others it’s just going to take a little longer,” she said.

Early Sunday evening, a line of storms moved quickly across Champaign County with a few funnel clouds and some strong straight-line winds, said Ed Kieser, chief meteorologist for WILL Radio and Television.

“These storms were fast-moving, moving northeast from Missouri across Illinois and Champaign County at about 55 mph,” Kieser said.

The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornado touchdowns so far in Champaign County. The first one, listed at 7:15 p.m., touched down briefly at Oak Street south of Kirby Avenue, west of Assembly Hall. No resulting damages have been reported. The second touched down near Flatville, Ill., at 7:25 p.m.

Ten other tornados have been confirmed across central Illinois.

“Most of the major damages appear to have come from strong straight-line winds,” Kieser said.

Particularly strong straight-line winds were created when a downdraft of air in front of the thunderstorms hit the ground and then flowed forward in the direction of the storm, he said. The National Weather Service is still assessing damages to confirm where tornados occurred as opposed to strong straight-line winds.

Kieser said that wind instruments at Willard Airport at one point during Sunday’s storm recorded a wind gust of 74 mph, around 7:15 p.m.

Downed trees and power poles were the most common damage reported, but significant structural damage also occurred. The county storage building located at the 1900 east block of Main Street lost its roof, said Dave Wisher, division chief of the Urbana fire department.

Residents and business-owners wishing to receive disaster assistance for debris removal or permanent restoration or replacement of facilities should contact the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The agency administers the Public Assistance Program, which reimburses subgrantees for at least 75 percent of eligible costs, which was a result of the disaster.