Minnesota Vikings Roof Collapse

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Minnesota vikings roof collapse.

According to the christian science monitor the first collapse came in 1981 due to heavy snow. Minneapolis the minnesota vikings and new york giants will play on monday night in detroit after the metrodome s inflated roof collapsed in a snowstorm. The dome s roof once against deflated and tore due to snow in the spring of 1983 postponing a minnesota twins game. Metrodome roof collapses cameras capture the metrodome roof caving in from too much snow during a blizzard in minneapolis minn.

The vikings played at the university of minnesota s tcf bank stadium for the 2014 and 2015 nfl seasons ahead of the planned opening of u s. On january 18 2014 the metrodome roof was deflated signaling the beginning of demolition work. Bank stadium in 2016. Minneapolis more than eight months have passed since that swirling snowstorm punctured the metrodome s roof rendering the stadium unusable and sending the minnesota vikings scurrying for other.

In 1981 more than a foot of snow collapsed it. The teflon and fiberglass roof collapsing makes a ripping noise as air shoots into the stadium sending the roof plummeting toward the stadium seats. The following year more heavy snowfall caused a tear in the roof just four days before the vikings were set to play the cowboys in the last game of the 1982 regular season. The game will kickoff at 7 20 on monday.