How Many Times Has The Metrodome Roof Collapse

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.
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. The metrodome s roof collapsed four times in the 1980s. The metrodome roof also fell down in 1981 before it opened. The first collapse of the teflon and fiberglass fabric dome roof at the.
That night heavy snow caused part of the roof to collapse. The giants vikings game has finally found a home. An april 1983 storm of wet heavy snow deflated it and prompted a repair that took four days. That is until 2010.
That s right the 28 year old metrodome stadium home of the vikings and twins has seen its roof collapse five times. In fact the december 12 2010 roof collapse marks the fifth time in the metrodome s history the domed roof has failed. The teflon and fiberglass roof collapsing makes a ripping noise as air shoots into the stadium sending the roof plummeting toward the stadium seats. It also happened in 1983 and was fixed after four days according to liz collins a correspondent for cbs station wcco in.
The roof which was made of fiberglass and fabric was supported by air pressure. The stadium had grown old by that year. The metrodome s roof went more than 20 years after without any issues. The other two times were in 1982 and 1983.
According to the national weather service minneapolis received a whopping 17 1 inches of snow between friday and saturday night. According to the christian science monitor the first collapse came in 1981 due to heavy snow. The game would have likely been postponed in any case however. Continue reading metrodome collapsed.
Of course this isn t the first time the metrodome s roof has collapsed. The dome collapsed in. It has collapsed 4 times including today 12 12 2010. This is the fourth time birdair has had to deal with a collapse of the roof.
The second was on august 2 2007 the day after the i 35w mississippi river bridge had collapsed a few blocks away from the metrodome.