Missourians noted hearing bangs and crashes the past couple of days, the result of frost quakes from freezing weather.

A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and ...

Rare frost quakes, also known as cryoseisms or ice quakes, were reported throughout the St. Louis region on Monday.

Many Mid-Missouri residents ranging from Jefferson City and Columbia, all the way east towards St. Louis have reported hearing loud bangs and crash sounds over the past 24 hours. These loud sounds are ...

Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled as historic snow is expected to fall on Texas and Louisiana ...

While they feature a loud popping noise, frost quakes are harmless. The below-zero temperatures, however, are dangerous.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Residents of Palo Alto County reported loud booms to KTIV on Tuesday morning. The Arctic temperatures were likely the culprit, creating a phenomenon called a “frost quake” in ...

Here’s a visual as to how frost quakes happen. However, not every arctic blast will produce a frost quake. Before the sudden drop in temperatures, a high amount of rainfall needs to occur when ...

These events, known as frost quakes, occur when plummeting temperatures cause water in the ground to freeze. As the ice expands, stress builds up in the ground, and when the pressure becomes too ...

A frost quake occurs when temperatures rapidly fall, causing underground water to expand as it freezes. The new ice puts extra pressure on the surrounding soil and bedrock. The pressure builds until ...