 A nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms and convection that had been hanging around since September 15 and escaped destruction by Tropical Storm Miriam organized into Tropical Depression Eighteen @-@ E on September 24 . It was located between Miriam 's remnants and the developing Olivia . It became Tropical Storm Paul on the afternoon of September 25 . It peaked in intensity on September 27 . Then , upper outflow from the nearby Olivia started shearing the tropical cyclone . Paul had been completely destroyed by September 30 . The tropical cyclone never threatened land , and consequently , no damage or deaths were reported . 
