Mike Goodwin is reporting or the Times Union the National Weather Service confirmed over the weekend that an EF-1 tornado caused some of the damage when thunderstorms swept across the Hudson Valley on July 13. The storm brought windspeeds of 90 mph and traveled for about a half mile in an area two miles to the west of Kingston. Thunderstorms moved across the valley, leaving many utility customers without power. The tornado hit around 8:49 p.m. and was approximately 300 yards wide. The weather service reported the tornado touched down near Route 29 between Davis Street and Hillside Drive. The tornado moved southeast to just west of the NY State Thruway crossing a subdivision where it uprooted and snapped trees, displaced a car canopy and removed some shingles from a house. The storm produced widespread wind damage across parts of eastern Ulster County, including Kingston, Hurley and Marbletown. Hail from the storm stripped leaves off trees. In Lenox, in Western Massachusetts, the windstorm reached 85 mph, topping the hurricane strength standard there, according to the Berkshire Eagle. Read the full story in the Times Union.