It's nearly impossible to predict what Mother Nature is going to do, which makes it difficult for levee districts to prepare for flooding.

The Superintendent of the Sny Island Levee Drainage District has been glued to weather forecasts north and west of the Tri-States.

Mike Reed says he's seen these kinds of weather patterns before.

KHQA's Jarod Wells shows you what Sny levee commissioners are doing to prepare for high water in this Floodwatch 2011 report.

Mike Reed said, "In today's climate the river can come up very rapidly."

Which is bad news for any drainage district, but even worse for one that has 54 miles of river levee to cover like the Sny Island Drainage District.

Reed said, "To go into an all out flood flight takes several days to get that done."

At this point in the year Reed says he is in close contact with all emergency management personnel and is continuously monitoring weather forecasts.

Reed said, "We're seeing a lot of yo-yo this year in terms of up and then down and then back up and back down and up a little higher, but when the river stage's get into that 23-24 foot range than you try to be as ready as you can possibly be."

Comparing this year to 1993 and 2008, Reed sees some similarities in the rain patterns, but says the amount and severity of the rain is not the same. So at this point he says the flooding possibility isn't as severe, but you never know.

Reed said, "I don't know that you can ever prepare for everything that can happen. You just try to deal with it the best you can at that time."

Some preparatory work has been done in the Sny Island Drainage District.

Reed says crews have been mowing and cleaning up in areas where there were problems in 2008.

That will give the district a better area in which to work if there is severe flooding.