MISSOURI, USA — Loud booms recently heard ... A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and surrounding areas ...

A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and surrounding areas on Sunday. The National Weather Service - St. Louis ...

Frost quakes — loud booms from underground during freezing temperatures — might be alarming to hear, but meteorologists say ...

More Aileen Andrews/Associated Press Several outlets reported on the loud bangs heard across Missouri this week, attributing them to frost quakes, formally known as cryoseism, linking them to the ...

Loud booms recently heard in multiple St. Louis-region communities may have been caused by a sudden temperature drop, according to 5 On Your Side's Weather Impact Team. A rare weather phenomenon ...

Residents in Fenton, Missouri, reported hearing a booming sound and even a potential earthquake as a result of the cryoseims. Frost quakes have the potential to replicate a small, non-threatening ...

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