The Detroit Tigers are the hottest team in baseball. Riding a five-game winning streak, there isn’t another franchise in the league that has been doing more winning than them recently.

The Tigers swept a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox and kept the momentum going in their series opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. They won 6-2, as they are currently clicking on all cylinders.

Detroit is receiving contributions from several arms on the pitching staff beyond Cy Young Award favorite Tarik Skubal. Last night, it was Brant Hurter who fired five strong innings, surrendering only two runs.

He was backed by a lineup that has come to life in recent weeks as the young players on the team are emerging.

Jake Rogers, Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter all hit home runs in support of Hurter. Matt Vierling provided support with an RBI double, with the sixth run being knocked in courtesy of a Carpenter single.

That victory put the Tigers over the .500 mark. It is the first time since 2016 that they are above the .500 mark after the All-Star break.

They will be looking to run their winning streak to six games on Wednesday, as Mason Englert will be taking the mound. Used in relief for 11 appearances, this will be his first start of the season.

Manager A.J. Hinch has been masterfully navigating a shortage of starting pitchers by deploying several openers each turn through the rotation. That looks to be Englert’s job tonight, as Kenta Maeda could be in line to eat up innings behind him.

Opposing Englert on the mound for the Angels is Griffin Canning. He is making his 27th appearance of the season and 26th start. 2024 has been a struggle for him, as he is 4-11 with a 5.18 ERA across 139 innings.

The long ball has hurt Griffin throughout the campaign, as he has given up 24 home runs. That is bad news going up against a red-hot Tigers lineup that has been crushing the ball as of late.

Even with an opener taking the mount, Detroit is a sizable favorite tonight. They are listed at -165, which has an implied probability of 62.1 percent chance to win. Los Angeles is a +138 underdog with an implied probability of 42 percent chance to win.

The over/under for runs scored is set at nine, as we could see some offense once again at Comerica Park.

Powerful thunderstorms will ramp up this week across the Central states, AccuWeather meteorologists warn, as a potent storm advancing across southern Canada sparks rounds of severe weather from the Dakotas to the Ohio Valley.

The pattern will usher somewhat cooler and less humid conditions into the Plains and Great Lakes, where highs have been soaring into the upper 90s recently.

Through Wednesday night, the area at risk for severe thunderstorms will span from far southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan into the Dakotas. The strongest thunderstorms are expected to develop later in the afternoon and will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, flooding downpours and even a few tornadoes.

Storms Wednesday night can wane into the early morning hours on Thursday across South Dakota and portions of southern Minnesota. The threat of thunderstorms will be renewed by the afternoon from northeastern Minnesota and southward through central Kansas.

“An active stretch of weather is set to continue across the Midwest in the days leading up to the extended Labor Day weekend, with the risk for damaging thunderstorms still in the offing,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.

Forecasters are highlighting a “moderate risk” of storms within this region, particularly between the population centers of Minneapolis and Des Moines, Iowa.

Similar severe weather hazards will be possible again from Thursday to Thursday night, ranging from flooding downpours and hail to damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes. The AccuWeather Local StormMax™ for damaging wind gusts on Thursday is 85 mph.

As the week continues, yet another day with a risk of severe weather will develop farther east into the Great Lakes.

From Friday afternoon to Friday night, residents from the Chicago suburbs to Indianapolis on eastward to Detroit will be face the threat of disruptive storms. Those traveling along interstates 57, 69, 70 and 75 may experience travel slowdowns or delays during the evening commute as the holiday weekend officially begins.

While the area likely to be impacted by storms on Friday is smaller than on Thursday, it includes a handful of higher population centers and metro areas. This region has already faced disruptions from storms earlier in the week, and additional impacts on Friday could double down on those still recovering.

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“Many residents are still without power across Michigan in the wake of the thunderstorm activity on Tuesday, which can pose a heightened risk as additional strong storms are expected again on Friday,” pointed out Buckingham.

Into the weekend, pockets of showers and thunderstorms may continue to impact portions of far northern Minnesota into northern Michigan. However, a zone of high pressure migrating into the northern Plains will promote mainly dry weather from the Dakotas to Illinois.

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A one-two punch of near-record-breaking heat and intense thunderstorms have hit Milwaukee-area residents this week but forecasters say a respite could arrive by the weekend.

To begin this week, Milwaukee recorded highs of 94 degrees, with heat indices making things feel closer to 100 degrees. Apart from the high temperatures in the area, high humidity was also present in the area making it a prime mixture for thunderstorms on Tuesday afternoon.

The high temperature for Wednesday is expected to peak at only 74 degrees in the city of Milwaukee and 78 degrees in other areas outside of the city, according to the National Weather Service.

Wednesday’s temperature is close to the average late-August high temperature of 79 degrees.

Nake Falkinham a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Milwaukee talked about the conditions in the last couple of days.

“All that heat and moisture that was in place across the area kinda primed the area for severe weather,” he said.

Storms cause damages and accidents in Milwaukee

According to the National Weather Service, about .14 inches of rain fell in Milwaukee between Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Winds in the area caused branches to be knocked onto powerlines causing power outages amid high temperatures.

Winds were so strong in one area that caused a tree to fall onto the road almost hitting a bicyclist.

In the video you can see winds swinging trees back and forward until one falls onto the road, knocking a power line down with it as well.

A cyclist on the road does not manage to stop in time and falls right onto the fallen lumber.

A pedestrian walking along the sidewalk comes to the cyclist’s aid.

Temperatures and storms to become calmer towards the end of the week

Looking ahead toward the end of the week and Labor Day weekend, temperatures and weather conditions are expected to become less extreme.

The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures to remain mild for the rest of the week with highs only reaching the mid-to-high 70s and low 80s.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday night heading into Friday.

Labor Day weekend is also forecasted to be mostly clear and dry, with a high of around 80 degrees on Saturday.

Labor Day itself is expected to be sunny and rain-free, with a cool high of around 70 degrees.

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Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

This article originally appeared on Aberdeen News: Milwaukee weather video shows tree nearly hitting cyclist amid storms