Metrodome roof collapse
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In the early hours on December 12, 2010, three roof panels of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome tore apart due to snow acclimations, causing the roof to deflate. The tears allowed the snow to fall into the stadium. At the time, no one was inside. The roof had to be repaired, and the turf field was replaced because of the incident. The incident also forced many scheduled games to be postponed and/or moved to a different location.
Background[edit]
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, was a domed stadium located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the time, the stadium housed the Minnesota Vikings, an American football team for the National Football League (NFL), and occasionally the Minnesota Golden Gophers, a varsity intercollegiate baseball team representing the University of Minnesota.
The dome feature allowed games to be played without rain, snow, or other weather factors affecting it. The dome is inflated with air, making it vulnerable to collapsing from heavy snow or other weather conditions.[1] Prior to the incident, the stadium’s roof had deflated three times, all during the 1980s, with the last being in 1983.[2]
Collapse[edit]
A severe snowstorm arrived in Minneapolis in the late evening of December 10. The snowstorm lasted to the following night on December 11, with 17 inches (43 cm) of snow accumulated across the city.[1][3] Due to strong winds, hoses malfunctioning, and a hazardous slippery layer building up on the roof, workers were not allowed to remove the snow from the roof. As the workers were pulled back, many noticed that the roof’s center was sagging down by the weight of the snow.[4]
At around 5:00 a.m. CST on December 12, three of the roof’s panels tore open.[3] Snow fell through, covering the turf field. No one was in the stadium at the time. The night before the incident, a Fox Sports crew who were setting up for the football game between the New York Giants and Vikings, noticed rain was leaking through the roof. They decided to leave their cameras on; the cameras captured footage of the roof deflation and the snow dropping to the field.[4]
Aftermath[edit]
Postponements and relocations[edit]
The game between the Vikings and Giants, scheduled to take place during the afternoon, was postponed to the next day and relocated to Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.[3][5] There were considerations moving the game to the University of Minnesota’s nearby TCF Bank Stadium. However, the stadium had limited seating capacity, as well as snow that would have taken several days to clear.[4]
A fourth panel in the roof collapsed on December 16, as the game between the Vikings and Chicago Bears (originally scheduled to be played in the Metrodome on December 20) was announced to be relocated to TCF Bank Stadium.[6] The final two games for the Vikings for the season were on the road, and the Vikings were already eliminated from the playoffs, meaning no additional home games were to be played.
The roof collapse also caused many schedule complications for the Golden Gophers. All Big Ten Conference home games were moved to Target Field, the home stadium of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Minnesota Twins. A Metrodome tournament was replaced with a three-game series against Gonzaga. Another tournament named the Dairy Queen Classic was relocated to Tuscon, Arizona. Other changes included many home game cancellations, and some games being pushed to next year's season.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eichler, Alex (December 13, 2010). "Minnesota Metrodome Caves In Under 17 Inches of Snow". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Zeegers, Madilyn (July 15, 2020). "The Vikings' Metrodome Collapsed Five Times Before They Finally Moved". sportcasting.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dolak, Kevin (December 13, 2010). "Metrodome Collapses; NFL Reschedules Vikings - Giants Game". ABC News. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Duchschere, Kevin (December 14, 2010). "Can splices fix Dome's slices for Bears game?". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Metrodome unsafe, so Vikings-Giants game moved to Detroit". National Football League. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bears-Vikings still set for Minnesota". ESPN. December 16, 2010. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gophers revise baseball schedule: Big Ten home games at Target Field". Star Tribune. February 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020. Unknown parameter
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