SHOCK VIDEO: Hurricane Milton Tears Roof off Tampa Bay Rays’ Stadium

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Hurricane Milton tore the roof off of the Tropicana Field stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida on Wednesday evening.

The canvas roof of the stadium – which serves as the home ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays – was completely destroyed after the Category 3 hurricane made landfall.

“OMG. We all had a collected gasp when we saw this from our reporter. The fabric on the roof of Tropicana Field is shredded,” reacted WFTS meteorologist Jason Adams , who posted a video of the broken canvas blowing in the wind.

At the time of the incident, the stadium was being used by first responders as a staging area for hurricane recovery and reportedly had cots on the field.

No injuries were reported as a result of the roof’s destruction, however.

According to ABC News , the stadium roof was “made from ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), a polymer that’s stronger than glass but significantly lighter.”

ABC News further reported that the metal frame of the roof “appeared to be unscathed.”

This story is developing.