The system was called a subtropical storm on October 26.
This list is the names for the Subtropical storms in 1973.
A subtropical storm formed from a low pressure area on June 1.
"The big problems happen when there are warm subtropical storms," he said.
Several warnings were issued in association with the subtropical storm.
The only other system to form during the month was a subtropical storm during the 1978 season.
It may have been a subtropical storm due to some hybrid characteristics.
Dean was first identified on the afternoon of September 26 as a subtropical storm.
It steadily intensified and became a subtropical storm by the following day.
As such, Nicole was the first named subtropical storm to receive a name under this rule.