Ice can be very rigid at cold temperatures and as it expands it s trying to find room for itself.
Frost quakes on roof.
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As far as the noises seemingly coming from the roofs or sides of your homes demets said the booming is coming from the ice and sometimes if you have a large low frequency sound it could cause.
Frost quakes also known as cryoseisms occur after precipitation and bitterly cold temperatures.
Meteorologists said wednesday that sound and other cracking sounds inside and outside houses is called a cryoseism or a frost quake others say it s the sound made by wood and steel.