700,000 pounds of snow causes high school gym roof to collapse
A portion of the gym roof at an Oregon high school collapsed after approximately 700,000 pounds of snow accumulated on top of it. According to the Medford School District, the gymnasium was empty, and no injuries were reported.
Look at roof design, snow load when assessing collapse risk
University of Minnesota Extension After the many recent roof collapses of agricultural buildings caused by excessive snow loads, we have been monitoring
Winter storm causes roof of Oregon high school gym to collapse
Back-to-back storms are blanketing much of the country, even causing the roof of a high school gym in Oregon to collapse under the weight of snow. Meanwhile, heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes ripped across the South.
Oregon school's gym roof collapses under roughly 700,000lbs of snow
The roof of a gym at North Medford High School in Medford, Oregon collapsed on 11. A snowstorm in the West Coast dumped roughly 700,000lbs of snow on the roof over the course of a week. No one was injured when it collapsed.
Terrifying moment high school gym roof collapses under 700Klb of snow
Video footage has captured the terrifying moment an Oregon high school's gym roof collapsed under the weight of staggering 700,000 pounds of snow.
Medford school gym roof collapses under roughly 700,000 pounds of snow, district says
The roof of a Medford school’s gym collapsed Tuesday under the weight of heavy snow.Classes at North Medford High School were cancelled Thursday as a precaution
WATCH: School gym roof collapses under 350 tons of snow
A recent snowstorm that pummeled parts of Oregon caused the roof at a high school gym to collapse under the weight of about 700,000 pounds of snow, school officials said.
Snow, ice cause concern for farm buildings
Last weekend’s snowstorm in the southern part of Minnesota has resulted in significant amounts of snow on the roofs of agricultural and rural buildings. University of Minnesota Extension ...
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