Hurricane Milton blows roof off Tampa baseball stadium

Tropicana stadium was poised to house 10,000 workers spearheading relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton but strong winds tore the roof off. A back-up plan for much needed relief efforts is still unknown. Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.

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[reecom]

Tropicana stadium owners and the Florida Governor was sold a “Pig in a Poke” when the roof salesman said the fiberglass roof could withstand a hurricane force wind.

[warmsunnytoday]

The woman was an honest reporter. Rare for main stream media.

[dvferyance]

The rays just got themselves an outdoor stadium.

[MrUranium]

Weak stadium roof, that's what happens when you build on the cheap

[janicestewart]

Why would you build a flimsy topped stadium in a hurricane area???? What happened to true engineering?

[darkspd]

...when you make your roof out of paper

[Lee-ywb]

I'm so glad that no one was hurt.. and to think they got short changed by but not with standing at least another 14 mile per hour winds.

The supplier of those materials have some explaining to do

[derrickrr]

Explain to me how they were claiming Milton was a Category 3 storm with SUSTAINED winds of 125 mph, yet the top gust actually recorded was only 101 mph. Are they measuring those sustained wind speeds in the stratosphere or something?!?

[johnnydepo]

It’s the Rays. Do they really need it?

[MrUmandMrEr]

Who thought that would be a good place to shelter?! Jeez Louise!

[lisabrouillette]

so without the damage to the stadium, now what?? wth kind of question is that???

[jonathanambriz]

I think the real miracle is they didn’t use the stadium for shelter. They’d all be gone.

[Wolfen]

When I see the ugly concrete toilet cover in the marlins stadium at least I know that it can take a hurricane. Tampa bay was sold a bad stadium roof apparently.

[evanmcsparin]

Probably shouldn't make the roof out of fabric

[joemoreno]

Time to build a metal roof??? Kinda like what they got in Dallas where it's retractable

[AndreasU-urcq]

Yeah I've been through plenty hurricanes

[Royalle_with_Cheese]

How many more 100-year events that happen twice in 5 years before FL is uninhabitable?

[worlddemize]

don't fret folks President Trump will be there to help all the PEOPLES !

[dwood]

Weird that it doesnt look like it blew and cots around

[FrankCastle]

Gee i wonder whos gonna pay for a new roof