Tropical Depression Harvey is on the move, and Central Louisiana is right in its path. The National Hurricane Center is predicting the storm will continue to strengthen out in the Gulf, and we could see up to three to nine inches of rainfall here at home.

We spoke with Meteorologist Abby Rinderer about some things you can do to stay ahead of the storm. She said it's never too early to prepare.

"I would start preparing now,” said Rinderer. “What you could do, make sure your gas tank is completely full. Make sure you have a little cash on you because you never know if something is going to happen while you're out and about. The best thing to do is to also go shopping. Go get that milk, eggs, bread. You're also going to want some batteries for flashlights in case the power does go out. Also your pets. I know a lot of people around here do have pets. Make sure you have everything for them prepared as well."

We spoke with city officials in both Pineville and Alexandria about their preparation plans for Harvey.

Both cities are preparing for multiple inches of rain by getting sandbags ready, and having crews on standby to keep the drainage systems cleaned out. They said they're keeping high hopes that the weather will be on the light side, but they're still prepared for the worst.

"We're monitoring that, we're taking precautions with Buhlow Lake because a lot of our water drains in that direction,” explained Rich Dupree, City of Pineville Chief of Staff. “Just trying to be prepared, and when it's needed, all hands will be on deck."

"We're strictly in a preparation mode now,” said Mike Marcotte, City of Alexandria Director of Utilities. “We've distributed the extra temporary pumps and all normal drainage pumps are serviceable and ready. We're sort of just in a wait and see mode right now."

Both cities have sandbags ready. At the City Barn in Pineville, and the Public Works Compound in Alexandria. However, the DIY sandbags in Alexandria are not available just yet. They are waiting to see what the forecast shows in the next 24 hours.

If you work at a city municipality and want to share your weather preparations with us you can email us the information at news@kalb.com.