NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Some rain is expected Thursday and Saturday.
The developing drought is expanding week to week across Middle Tennessee. As of the most recent drought update, most of the Midstate was shown in moderate drought. Severe drought covered West Tennessee, western Middle Tennessee and southwest Kentucky. Recent rainfall has been very limited. In 2026, Nashville is already 6+” below average, and the year is only three and a half months old.
According to Erica Brister from U.S. Pest Protection in Nashville, given the lack of rain, bugs are in search of a drink and making their way into homes and apartments more than they normally would in April. During an average spring, bugs and wildlife typically have all the water they need outdoors.
Ants, millipedes, earwigs, and crickets are entering first. Spiders then follow, in search of prey. Erica continued that the drought is also causing termites to go deeper and closer to the foundation in search of water…