Mayor Michael Bloomberg said plows and 250, 000 tons of salt were being put on standby.
Both Mr Mahama and Mr Akufo-Addo have promised to accept the result, but 5, 000 soldiers have been put on standby just in case.
Security has been tightened across Indonesia in the wake of the attacks, with 500 troops put on standby to support police in the capital.
In New York City, which is expecting a 12in dousing, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said snow ploughs and 250, 000 tonnes of salt were being put on standby.
The triple strike was a fine advertisement of Lewis's prowess just days after he was put on standby for England's tour of South Africa later this year.
The clean-up is continuing and Gwynedd council has put its gritting team on standby.
The county council has also put a number of agricultural contractors on standby to clear more remote rural roads in the event of heavy snow.
The government put the latest batch of troops on standby last week, amid the security fiasco caused by a contractor's failure to supply enough guards for the Games.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry put 7, 500 National Guard members on standby Tuesday, his office said.
As for outside help, World Vision announced Sunday that it "has put its emergency response team in India on standby" to provide relief as requested.
There's a bit of a learning curve here, when it comes to just turning the thing on -- give it a twist and a pull, not unlike a childproof pill cap to put it in standby and another pull to get things started.
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