Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severely dropping temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is ...

Will it get so cold that the trees in your yard explode and fall over? Here's the weather science behind all the "exploding ...

A tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal ...

The North Dakota Highway Patrol has seen traffic accidents begin to stack up in Fargo-Moorhead this week, and that will ...

Forecasters warn an extreme winter storm could trigger rare “exploding trees” across the Upper Midwest as temperatures plunge ...

It turns out that trees can actually explode when temperatures drop.

As temperatures plunge in Minnesota, residents are warned that the brutal cold can cause local trees to crack, especially ...

Experts say frost cracks occur when trees expand and contract unevenly during rapid temperature drops, which can cause a tree ...

DETROIT – Parts of Michigan are at risk for “exploding trees” because of the extremely cold weather. Highs in Metro Detroit on Friday and Saturday are in the single digits, with wind chills Friday, ...

“EXPLODING TREES are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains on Friday and Saturday, as temperatures are forecasted to fall 20 degrees BELOW zero!” Max Velocity, a popular meteorology account, ...

The warning comes as Arctic air is expected to push temperatures well below zero across Minnesota.

No, you don't have to worry about trees in Minnesota exploding in the extreme cold. But it is a real thing... kind of.