Both Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba are under flood watches Monday night and a severe wind warning has been issued for the area on Tuesday.
With water levels already high, people are bracing for the worst.
Pumping water isn't something anyone in St. Laurent wanted to do this year.
In 2011, Jamie Rose got flooded out. He was hoping moving to higher ground would keep him dry, but this is his second day of pumping water.
"Definitely not fun, I've only dealt with it since then, but definitely not fun," said Rose.
Down the road, young Chase is having a bit of fun with all the water, although Andrea McKay says none of it is supposed to be this close to the house
"Yesterday, it got about 10 feet from the house,” she said. “My field is flooded, and with that it could come through out toilets, out drains, into the house. That’s what I'm worried about."
McKay, who has lived in St. Laurent since 2006, says she has not seen this much water around her house since she moved here eight years ago, not even during the flood of 2011 or during a spring melt.
She and her neighbours are pumping water from overland flooding, just east of her to Lake Manitoba,
but high winds are blowing some of the water back from the already swollen lake.
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"I was quite anxious last night,” said Donald Mourant. "I have some things underneath the cabin. I just bought a new water tank."
To be safe, some in St. Laurent have started sandbagging.
The reeve says dozens in the area are surrounded by water and a road had to be closed. Still, Earl Zotter said the situation is not as bad as it could be.
"Looks like, at this point, we might be winning a little bit, but if Mother Nature opens up on us, it could be another story," said Zotter.
The reeve says there's no reason to declare a state of emergency at this point, but if rain and wind persist, he may have no choice.
- With a report by Sheila North Wilson
