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Q: When the storm became a tropical cyclone , it was also the first Atlantic tropical storm in the month of April .
A:
After attaining tropical characteristics , it became the first tropical storm on record in the month of April , and was among the earliest forming tropical or subtropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin .