Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the city of Thunder Bay and surrounding areas, as 30 centimetres of snow and strong wind gusts are expected Wednesday.

The agency began issuing weather statements yesterday evening, but those alerts have now been upgraded to warnings.

"It is typical to see snowfall in April. Usually we see about 12.4 centimetres, so this will be more than what we're used to in April and could even be record-breaking. Our record snowfall amount for April 2nd…