CrazySy - just think of it as a blizzard with real wet snow and winds that are just a little harder
cd34 - remember also that wind intensity is exponential for an increase - not linear - so if you go from say 100 mph to 150 mph the damage caused is really the difference in speed squared (so in this case 1.5^2 or 2.25 times the intensity) approximately - the real numbers are a little different but its close enough
Also that distance between say Basinger (looks to be pretty close to the center of the storm passing over) to Orlando as the crow flies is only 100 miles or so