How Many Times Has The Metrodome Roof Collapse

It collapsed four times in the 1980s and had to be re inflated despite being built in the same decade.

How many times has the metrodome roof collapse.

The metrodome s roof went more than 20 years after without any issues. Continue reading metrodome collapsed. The metrodome s roof collapsed four times in the 1980s. That night heavy snow caused part of the roof to collapse.

The other two times were in 1982 and 1983. The game would have likely been postponed in any case however. Of course this isn t the first time the metrodome s roof has collapsed. The metrodome opened in 1982.

The first collapse of the teflon and fiberglass fabric dome roof at the. According to the national weather service minneapolis received a whopping 17 1 inches of snow between friday and saturday night. The giants vikings game has finally found a home. The stadium had grown old by that year.

In fact the december 12 2010 roof collapse marks the fifth time in the metrodome s history the domed roof has failed. By kim smiley at about 5 am in the morning on sunday december 12 2010 the roof of the metrodome collapsed under the weight of snow accumulated during the heaviest snow storm in almost two decades. The metrodome roof also fell down in 1981 before it opened. That s right the 28 year old metrodome stadium home of the vikings and twins has seen its roof collapse five times.

This is the fourth time birdair has had to deal with a collapse of the roof. The contest which was canceled when the roof of the metrodome in minneapolis collapsed sunday morning from snow will be played monday night in. The teflon and fiberglass roof collapsing makes a ripping noise as air shoots into the stadium sending the roof plummeting toward the stadium seats. Three of the four previous roof collapses in 1981 1982 and 1983 have been attributed to snow while the fourth failure in 1986 was due to strong winds.

An april 1983 storm of wet heavy snow deflated it and prompted a repair that took four days. The dome collapsed in. That is until 2010. According to the christian science monitor the first collapse came in 1981 due to heavy snow.

It has collapsed 4 times including today 12 12 2010.