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Superstorm' scenario puts millions on alert UPDATED: Oct 28, 2012 15:18 GMTDrew Wojtkowski is playing the odds with Hurricane Sandy, with a plan to ride out the massive storm on Sunday at his oceanfront home on North Carolina's Outer Banks.Yes, he's stocked up with extra supplies. Yes, he's keeping an eye on the rising water levels, particularly on North Carolina 12 -- the state highway that links the Outer Banks with the outside world."If that washes out and water rises, then there's no way to get off," he told CNN affiliate WRAL on Saturday.Hours later, Sandy's storm surge washed out the highway in a number of locations, stranding Wojtkowski and others.Even as millions of people in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast prepare for the storm's arrival, with thousands evacuating, Wojtkowski and his wife are believed to be among a number of residents hunkering down along the 200-mile stretch of barrier islands.A state-by-state breakdown of hurricane preparation efforts"This is just the inconvenience of living by the ocean," Wojtkowski said.Hurricane Sandy has proven to be deadly, with officials blaming the storm for at least 60 deaths. That figure includes 44 people in Haiti, with 12 more reported missing. Another 16 were dead in Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.By Sunday morning, the Outer Banks were feeling Sandy's wrath as a mix of heavy rain and strong winds lashed the islands.Sandy already disrupting transportation