When this happens the results can be explosive and quite startling.
Frost quakes on roof.
Then after we.
We though it may be something fall on the roof or someone trying to break in.
He said a frost quake which can cause booms and even rattle windows is very localized.
Frost quakes also known as cryoseisms occur after precipitation and bitterly cold temperatures.
Scientifically known as a cryoseism an ice quake or frost quake is a rare but surprising phenomenon that is caused when water seeps into the ground and then quickly freezes and expands cracking the ground around it.
Phillips says a frost quake could crack the ground and cause it to shake feeling very similar to an earthquake.
Frost quakes or ice quakes are heard most often at night because the air is the coldest and the ambient noises during the day tend to drown them out.
Read the latest forecast for central indiana.
Coulson said a lot of the ice and packed snow had melted and froze again which could explain why the frost quakes are happening in the area now.
Due to the ice storm that rocked southern ontario on dec.
The booms that have been heard around the gta could be a result of a frost quake but it could be something else.