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Posted 12:44 PM 10/24/2012 : Professor Remembers Deadly Tornado at Del Mar West Campus

CORPUS CHRISTI -- Ten years ago a series of tornadoes hit the Coastal Bend. One of those storms, an F2 tornado, turned deadly.

It hit on the Del Mar West Campus, travelling 2.5 miles. That storm killed Professor James "Buster" Gillis. It became the first and last deadly tornado in Corpus

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