Forecasters highlighted a third disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday morning as Hurricane Erin made its closest approach to the U.S., bringing continued tropical storm conditions to North Carolina and Virginia.

The Atlantic hurricane season is in its peak period of activity, and a small area of low pressure is the latest disturbance to crowd the tropics.

Located about 1,200 miles southwest of the Azores, the system was producing limited showers and thunderstorms as of 7 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Weather conditions were only marginally conducive to development as the system moved east away from the U.S., and forecasters said gave it a 30% chance of forming into a tropical depression or storm within the next two days.

The disturbance is not a threat

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