Minnesota Vikings Old Stadium Roof Collapse

That s right the 28 year old metrodome stadium home of the vikings and twins has seen its roof collapse five times.

Minnesota vikings old stadium roof collapse.

The game will kickoff at 7 20 on monday. The spring storm dumped over 13 inches of snow on the twin cities. Metropolitan stadium often referred to as the met met stadium or now the old met to distinguish from the metrodome was a sports stadium that once stood in bloomington minnesota just outside minneapolis and st. Humphrey metrodome commonly called the metrodome was a domed sports stadium located in downtown minneapolis minnesota it opened in 1982 as a replacement for metropolitan stadium the former home of the national football league s nfl minnesota vikings and major league baseball s mlb minnesota twins and memorial stadium the former home of the minnesota golden gophers.

The snow caused the roof to collapse and it was all caught on tape. The final collapse of the metrodome came in 2014 when it was demolished. The mntwins had already postponed their game against the angels. Bank stadium community.

Paul the minneapolis millers minor league baseball team played at met stadium from 1956 to 1960. Damage from the largest april snowstorm in minneapolis s history to that point causes the metrodome roof to collapse. The minnesota twins and the minnesota vikings then played at the met from. Metrodome roof collapses.

The vikings had to play their final home game of the season at the detroit lions home stadium of ford field. The good morning football crew discusses whether green bay packers qb aaron rodgers or minnesota vikings qb kirk cousins will have. The demolition will make way for a new. The first collapse of the teflon and fiberglass fabric dome roof at the.

The metrodome had to have its roof replaced and would not be used again until august 2011.