The giant inflatable roof above the minneapolis metrodome collapsed on sunday under the weight of a massive snowstorm that swept across the upper midwest.
Snow roof collapse stadium.
According to the christian science monitor the first collapse came in 1981 due to heavy snow.
The metrodome s roof collapsed four times in the 1980s.
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The night before a fox sports crew setting up for an upcoming vikings game noticed water leaking from the roof and kept their cameras on all night.
The inflatable roof of the metrodome sports stadium in the us mid western city of minneapolis collapsed on sunday after snowfall of 17in 43cm.
Those cameras captured the roof tearing and ice and snow falling into the stadium.
Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game.
The national football league has been forced to move.
The game originally scheduled for minneapolis sunday was canceled when the roof of the metrodome collapsed.
However freezing temperatures turned that water into ice according to the star tribune.
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 roof of the pontiac silverdome collapsed monday under the weight of an overnight snowfall sending three detroit lions players james jones gary danielson and eric hipple scurrying for cover.
On december 12 at about 5 00 a m the roof had a catastrophic collapse as three panels tore open.
On sunday morning december 12 the roof collapsed from it.
Just a day before the roof s collapse in 2010 a crew hosed hot water on the roof to melt the snow.
The giants landed in the motor city sunday to play the minnesota vikings monday night.