Tornado Hits Monolithic Dome in Durant, Mississippi
![The Averys’ Monolithic Dome Home – Lee snapped this photo of their home on the morning after the tornado hit. Its two domes, joined by a tube connector, were unharmed, and Lee said that he and his wife felt safe while the storm raged.](/vault/img/2011/07/06/4e148058c29e06259a000003/medium/dsc00803.jpg)
The Averys’ Monolithic Dome Home – Lee snapped this photo of their home on the morning after the tornado hit. Its two domes, joined by a tube connector, were unharmed, and Lee said that he and his wife felt safe while the storm raged. (Lee Avery)
![Destroyed – On the Averys’ property, trees that had survived for more than 100 years did not survive this F3 tornado. It uprooted this large hickory.](/vault/img/2011/07/06/4e148042c29e06259a000002/medium/dsc00792.jpg)
Destroyed – On the Averys’ property, trees that had survived for more than 100 years did not survive this F3 tornado. It uprooted this large hickory. (Lee Avery)
![Another Victim – The tornado blew down this large beech tree whose base was more than three feet thick.](/vault/img/2011/07/06/4e14806dc29e061d9b000007/medium/dsc00851.jpg)
Another Victim – The tornado blew down this large beech tree whose base was more than three feet thick. (Lee Avery)