High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tropical Storm Erick was the eighth tropical cyclone of the 2007 Pacific hurricane season, and the fifth to attain tropical storm status. Erick originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa, traveled westward across the Atlantic, and emerged into the Eastern Pacific Ocean without any further development. The wave spawned a small low-pressure system on July 28, which matured into a tropical depression later that day despite strong wind shear in the region. The depression intensified into a tropical storm, and received the name "Erick" while continuing its westward track. However, the shear prevented the storm from intensifying further, and broke up the storm`s structure within a few days. The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression and degenerated into a remnant low shortly after. Because the storm remained far out at sea, no damage was reported in association with Erick.