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January 18, 2014
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- Preparation for the demolition of the Metrodome began the day after the facility hosted its final home game for the Minnesota Vikings on December 29, 2013, and the roof was deflated and demolition began on January 18, 2014.
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Preparation for the demolition of the Metrodome began the day after the facility hosted its final home game for the Minnesota Vikings on December 29, 2013, and the roof was deflated and demolition began on January 18, 2014.
Dec 12, 2020 · Just after 5 a.m. on a game day, the Metrodome's roof collapsed under the immense weight of snow and ice built up on its billowy surface. What follows is an oral history of the moments...
Dec 12, 2018 · Back in those early years before Lester joined in 1987, each winter storm prompted concern. The dome’s roof deflated one month after it was first inflated in 1981, then collapsed again 13 months ...
Aug 1, 2024 · The Metrodome roof collapsed on December 12, 2010, due to the weight of heavy snowfall, leading to the relocation of the following Vikings game to Detroit. How many times did the Metrodome collapse? The Metrodome’s roof collapsed a total of five times.
- When Did The Metrodome Collapse?
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- The Metrodome's Demolition
A nasty snowstorm pummeled Minnesota on December 10 and December 11, 2010, dropping more than 17 inches of snow on the Metrodome's roof. The storm also featured strong winds that made it impossible for crew to remove the snow from the roof, which already began sagging. The Fox Sports camera crew was setting up for a Week 14 Vikings game the night b...
The Metrodome's inflatable roof was made of Teflon-coated fiberglass and fabric and was supported by air pressure to stay inflated. It weighed an astonishing 580,000 pounds. In the winter, warm air was blown into the space between the outer fiberglass layer and the inner fabric layer to melt snow on top. Just a day before the roof's collapse in 201...
The 2010 incident wasn't the first time the Metrodome's roof collapsed from heavy snows and high winds. It also occurredfour times in the 1980s. In 1981, more than a foot of snow collapsed it. 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...
The Vikings laid their stadium to rest in April 2014 after it was demolished for their new stadium. The team played its final home game in the Metrodome on December 29, 2013, defeating the Detroit Lions 14-13. Removal of the stadium's seats began the next day. Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome may have been an absolute nightmare logistically for teams p...
Feb 23, 2014 · We've been documenting the destruction of the Metrodome since it began on Jan. 18 when the roof was deflated. However, the roof being deflated wasn't half as exciting as what happened on...
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Jan 19, 2014 · It took just 35 minutes Saturday to deflate the Metrodome's signature fabric roof, providing both a symbolic end of an era as well as a meaningful start to the construction on the new $1...
