(CBS DETROIT) – Tuesday and Wednesday this week have the potential to be quite active in Southeast Michigan with both high temperatures and a risk of severe storms.

Heat advisories have been issued for Macomb, Oakland, Livingston, Wayne, Washtenaw, Monroe and Lenawee counties from 10 a.m. through 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Heat indices are expected to climb to the 100-plus degree mark in the afternoon as highs climb into the 90s. This heat and the approaching system to our west will allow us to build unstable air throughout the day.

This instability will also be partially trapped by what we call a “cap,” which could be thought of as a lid on a pot of boiling water.

Normally, as air rises into the atmosphere, it cools down, but sometimes a layer of warm air exists that traps that heat and moisture beneath it. This is that lid on our “pot.” If the cap is broken or eroded, all the heat and moisture trapped beneath it will be released and allow storms to build rapidly.

If this doesn’t occur, then our storm risk drops dramatically.

Because of the potential, the Storm Prediction Center has Southeast Michigan at a slight risk for severe storms, or a chance for scattered strong storms if any should occur.

This risk also exists on Wednesday for Southeast Michigan.

Our primary hazards are damaging wind gusts, hail, localized flooding and an isolated risk of a tornado should a storm form just right.

The NEXT Weather Team has labeled Tuesday as a NEXT Weather Alert Day because of these risks.

A NEXT Weather Alert Day is specifically for days that are hazardous for different reasons. It also means we will be doubled up for the crew in the weather center, increased coverage capacity and immediacy for weather in our shows, and immediate clearance for online and TV break-ins if we need to.

The team will continue to monitor our risks and keep you updated as the latest information comes in.

A teen accidentally shot himself Saturday with a gun he found in a home on Detroit’s west side, police said.

Officials said the shooting happened at about 3:20 p.m. in the area of Greenfield and Schoolcraft roads.

The teen was taken to a hospital with a wound that is not believed to be life-threatening, investigators said.

Police said the shooting remains under investigation. Other details were not released.

Elsewhere over the weekend, a 9-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the hand with an unsecured handgun in a Madison Heights home, authorities said.

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The Detroit Tigers have turned their focus to the future by calling up multiple top prospects, and they finally had a game where a couple of their rookies stood out.

The Tigers offense carried the team to a 9-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon. Though they weren’t the only players to have a nice day, the rookie trio of Colt Keith, Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney all had at least two hits.

Keith, who has stuck around the MLB roster all season had the best day.

He put together a three-hit performance with three RBI and a double.

The 23-year-old’s slash line is up to .264/.316/.398. He’s considered a major part of the team’s future, ranking as the No. 4 prospect in their farm system last year.

His season had reached some intense lows to start, but he’s responded well to turn things around.

Keith was red hot entering the day, with a .342/.357/.463 slash line over his last 10 games. While he hasn’t displayed the power they may have hoped for, his past few weeks have still shown a better ability to get the bat on the ball.

Jung, who has only been in the big leagues since Aug. 16, has had an interesting first two weeks. He got off to a nice start, but has slowed down over his last couple of games before Sunday.

A 2-for-5 night with an RBI has his slash line up to .226/.333/.258. He has been struggling to get more than a single, but getting hits is still a good sign. His only extra-base hit so far has been a double he hit in the first game of this series.

Sweeney also went 2-for-5 at the plate with an RBI and had a nice double.

Detroit acquired the shortstop less than a month ago as a part of the package they got from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jack Flaherty.

He got called up at the same time as Jung but was alternating days with Javier Baez.

With Baez out for an indefinite time, it looks like Sweeney will be able to show what he can do as the team’s starter. With his nice day on Sunday, his slash line is now .211/.211/.421.

Though the players are still improving, a day like this serves as a nice reminder of what the future could look like for this rebuilding team.