Yes, Skeetobite's maps are great and keep a lot of questions like 'will it hit me' from ever being asked as well as reminding us that a storm isn't just a point but an area.

As to what to do to prepare. First, prepare for it as you would a hurricane because they can and do often become hurricanes, often just before they get to where you are. Second, keep informed.

Any tropical storm is well capable of toppling trees, disrupting power, water, sewage and traffic controls. People do die because of them, trees fall on them or their cars, they spawn tornados, floods and disrupt lives. While you usually won't have to evacuate unless you are in a flood prone area, and the wind is usually not damaging of your home or shelter, it is still capable of requiring you to have non-perishable food, ice, candles, batteries, flashlights and a gallon of drinkable water, per person, per day. You might be without power for days or a week or more so prepare yourself by filling up your car fuel tank, ensuring your standby generator works and has fuel and oil in case you are without power. In other words, do the same stuff you would for a hurricane. It doesn't matter too much if your power is off because of a TS or from a Hurricane, it's off, your food will rot, your water could be contaminated....you get the idea, I hope.