lew Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Couple weeks back when it was quite cold out I heard a few very loud bangs but didn't think too much about it and just figured it was the house groaning with the cold. This morning was -28 and and I heard the bangs again but even louder this time and it sounded like somebody firing a shotgun on the back deck. I happened to put on City-TV this morning and they were talking about this exact thing and said it was ground water freezing and expanding with the cold causing the ground to crack which produces the very loud bangs. I don't recall ever hearing it before and just wondered if anyone else has heard the same things ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yup, sounds like thunder Heard a few lastnight. Reminds me of being out on Simcoe with the truck! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Getting them here too. Keeps people on their toes. There are advantages though. In this cold weather, politicians keep their hands in their own pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 had one on the ice pressure crack exploded right beside me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thanks guys, good to know I'm not the only one hearing them There are advantages though. In this cold weather, politicians keep their hands in their own pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Ummm it sounds like the start to hell freezing over up North. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) pressure crack exploded right beside me We were fishing near Parry Sound in -35 weather a few years back and there was a loud SNAP and a pressure crack opened right between my feet and boy does that ever get your attention in a hurry Edited January 3, 2014 by lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I keep "hearing" about them but I haven't heard them first hand. Not sure if the soil around here is ideal for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I keep "hearing" about them but I haven't heard them first hand. Not sure if the soil around here is ideal for them. Be thankful, Rob. They're really not a good thing for house foundations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryoseism We hear them all the time in NW Ontario. Regards, Snowball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Ummm it sounds like the start to hell freezing over up North. Art Leafs might win the cup this year I guess!? T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governator Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yes I did! I thought Ice was falling off the roof on the deck last night around 4am. Got up and went checked everywhere then thought I was losing my mind until I heard about these this morning lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locnar Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yeah I've heard a few... On Christmas eve there was one loud enough it shook the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mukluk Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Woke me up around 4 am. Said to myself; hope that wasn't my foundation I just heard breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Several last night. We were fishing near Parry Sound in -35 weather a few years back and there was a loud SNAP and a pressure crack opened right between my feet and boy does that ever get your attention in a hurry many years ago on Simcoe the ice dropped and water came in through the hole almost a foot high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Had one last week. Didn't know what the heck it was. Niw I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 That would be creepy. Never heard them up this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super dave Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 i heard them last night at 4am as well. thought it was someone trying to break in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I heard them last night as well, shook the house . I thought the walls/roof were falling apart .I too thought I was crazy . I let the dog out and she was really on edge , she could really hear them I guess because she wanted nothing to do with being outside . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 oh, I see there is a thread on this.... oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I heard one Christmas Eve and a few last night. Sounds like a big thump on the roof or wall. I didn't know what it was at first but heard it was quakes after the Christmas Eve one. And here I thought it was Santa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Just funny that in all my years(55), never heard about these things till this year in southern Ontario. Sure it's cold, but that's nothing new. Maybe has something to do with the increased moisture in the ground after the wet fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 The Weather Network website is reporting on Frost Quakes happening again last night. I'm not so sure about these Frost Quakes. One person reports in their report says they thought someone fell out of bed upstairs. Actually most people on this website, and even on YouTube think it is something on the roof. Last night I heard a boom/bang twice. Once sounded like my daughter fell out of bed, the other time I was standing in the kitchen and the boom was above my head. Could it be the roof trusses contracting, or the plywood on the roof, or something like that? My house is 120 ft from the shore Lake Scugog and I am used to booms from expanding lake ice, which come through the ground, both last night felt like they were on or in the roof. Thoughts? Entropy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Sue woke my up at about 4 am wondering what the loud bangs were, I told her it was just the kids down the street throwing snow balls at our house, she went "oh" and rolled over and went back to sleep. Blonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAW Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I've been hearing them at my house.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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