Major Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean will take a turn toward Jamaica and unleash some of nature's most intense fury on the island nation with a high risk of great loss of life and catastrophic damage on Tuesday.

Hurricane Melissa has become a powerful Category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean – and less than 150 miles from Kingston, Jamaica, the National Hurricane Center said Monday afternoon.

As an island country in the Caribbean Sea, hurricanes aren’t new in Jamaica. Hurricanes hovering over the island while continuously dumping rain and blasting Category 4 or 5 winds, however, are a different brand.