Minnesota hit with 20? of snow, Metrodome caves in

Minnesota Metrodome caves in as a blizzard dumps up to 20 inches of snow. The NFL stadium roof collapse as the heavy snow fall hits the city. The inflatable roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium collapsed today and roads were closed throughout the upper Midwest as a storm that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in some areas continued to crawl across the region.A blizzard warning is in effect for Chicago and much of northern Illinois, all of Iowa, large sections of southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, and smaller areas in North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri and Michigan, according to the National Weather Service. Most of the rest of the region is under a winter storm warning or a hard freeze watch.Weather reports coming from the southeast states say the freezing weather is on its way. The temperatures hovered in the upper 40?s as far south as Atlanta this morning.Although roads were open in Wisconsin, state officials urged drivers to stay home because blowing snow severely limited visibility. Over night heavy rain in Atlanta delayed several flights at Hartsfield-Jackson airport.

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