Minnesota Viking Stadium Roof Collapse

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.

Minnesota viking stadium roof collapse.

Cameras capture the metrodome roof caving in from too much snow during a blizzard in minneapolis minn. The vikings had to play their final home game of the season at the detroit lions home stadium of ford field. 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. After nearly a foot and a half of snow accumulated on top of the home of the nfl s minnesota vikings the roof caved in.

Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game. In 1981 more than a foot of snow collapsed it. One thing the new roof won t do according to everyone. The first collapse of the teflon and fiberglass fabric dome roof at the.

On december 12 2010 the much maligned metrodome finally gave out. On january 18 2014 the metrodome roof was deflated signaling the beginning of demolition work. The snow caused the roof to collapse and it was all caught on tape. That s right the 28 year old metrodome stadium home of the vikings and twins has seen its roof collapse five times.

The final collapse of the metrodome came in 2014 when it was demolished. Fox news 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. Property of the nfl and fox. The metrodome had to have its roof replaced and would not be used again until august 2011.

The dome s roof once against deflated and tore due to snow in the spring of 1983 postponing a minnesota twins game. Bank stadium in 2016.