Uni Dome Roof Collapse

The dome started to deflate when the electricity in western cedar falls went out during a thunderstorm.

Uni dome roof collapse.

The new uni dome failed to pass its first test from mother nature. In december 2010 in the midst of the fifth biggest snowstorm in minneapolis history the metrodome s roof collapsed and sent an avalanche of snow onto mall of america field. 20 considering the scene inside the cold darkened stadium following the 5 a m. Since this had occurred on numerous occasions before it was replaced by a more permanent metal roof.

The mcleod center is directly south of the uni dome and connected by a covered walkway. The dome has avoided this fate in part because of a constant 24 hours a day 365 days a year effort to keep the roof aloft. In 1994 the air supported roof collapsed in a snowstorm. It only snows five.

7 1994 when high winds from an overnight snowstorm tore a large triangular. After the roof of the dome collapsed there were a lot of high winds. Officials at the university of nebraska at omaha are investigating the collapse of the school s indoor recreation dome at 68th and spring streets. Prior to november 18 2006 the basketball volleyball and wrestling team used the uni dome before the construction of the mcleod center.

1982 video on monday night football of the damage and repair of the metrodome roof. There s a lot of work to be done at the dome before the next scheduled game on dec. The building now known as the uni dome can be seen as a result of both of these perceived needs. These high winds caused severe damage to the deflated roof.

Snow plopped onto the. The air inflated roof of the uni dome home to the university of northern iowa football team collapsed early dec. Click here for a brief chronology of the uni dome introduction by the late 1960s students faculty and administrators at the university of northern iowa understood that the university needed to improve both its athletics facilities and its performing arts facilities.