Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica. But is its wrath a sign that we need a new designation for monster storms?

Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes on record to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin.

The National Hurricane Center's 8 a.m. Wednesday update reported that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is 45 miles northwest of Guantanamo Cuba and 205 miles south of the Central Bahamas. The hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 14 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

Melissa is expected to weaken a little while crossing. Forecasters said the storm will turn northeast and cross southeastern Cuba Tuesday night as a major hurricane and reach the southeastern Bahamas as a hurricane of Category 2 strength Wednesday.

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday.