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The inflatable roof of the metrodome sports stadium in the us mid western city of minneapolis collapsed on sunday after snowfall of 17in 43cm. However freezing temperatures turned that water into ice according to the star tribune. It deflated the following winter on december 30 1982 again because of a tear caused by heavy snow. The giants landed in the motor city sunday to play the minnesota vikings monday night.

This was four days before the vikings played the dallas cowboys in the last regular season game of the 1982 nfl season. The inflatable roof of the metrodome sports stadium in minneapolis minnesota collapsed on sunday after 17 inches of snow fell on the city. On november 19 1981 a rapid accumulation of over a foot of snow caused the roof to collapse requiring it to be re inflated. No one was hurt when the roof caved in at approximately.

A powerful storm has dumped mounds of snow across the upper midwest closing highways canceling flights and collapsing the roof of the minnesota vikings st. Snow causes metrodome roof collapse the new york giants and the minnesota vikings were scheduled to play sunday afternoon and the collapse has obviously delayed the game. Snow began to pile throughout the night and at 5 a m. Just a day before the roof s collapse in 2010 a crew hosed hot water on the roof to melt the snow.

On sunday morning december 12 the roof collapsed from it. Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game. The game originally scheduled for minneapolis sunday was canceled when the roof of the metrodome collapsed.