[PHOTOS] Une tempête de 80 cm de neige s'abat sur le Colorado
People walk in the snow in Nederland, Colorado on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A rare May snow dump across Colorado has prompted some emergency warming shelters to re-open after being closed for the season. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)
Nederland residents work on snow removal during a steady snow in Nederland, Colo., on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A rare May snow dump across Colorado has prompted some emergency warming shelters to re-open after being closed for the season. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)
Susan Sullivan, of Boulder, shovels the sidewalk in front of her house on Emerson Street in the spring snowstorm in Boulder, Colo., Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera via AP)
Shannon Tupa cleans off her car with her hands in Nederland, Colo., on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A rare May snow dump across Colorado has prompted some emergency warming shelters to re-open after being closed for the season. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)
An RTD bus is stranded along Colorado Highway 119 at Boulder Falls Thursday, May 18, 2017, during a steady snow in Boulder canyon. A rare May snow dump across Colorado has prompted some emergency warming shelters to re-open after being closed for the season. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)
Emily Weir makes her way to her home to do some shoveling in Nederland, Colo., on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A rare May snow dump across Colorado has prompted some emergency warming shelters to re-open after being closed for the season. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)
Emily Weir, left, and Barrac Elgee, head to their home for snow shoveling during a steady snow in Nederland, Colo., on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A rare May snow dump across Colorado has prompted some emergency warming shelters to re-open after being closed for the season. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)
Justin Shannon, of Chico, Cali., uses a kayak to sled down the hill at Tantra Park in Boulder, Colo., Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera via AP)
People walk in the snow in Nederland, Colorado on Thursday, May 18, 2017. A rare May snow dump across Colorado has prompted some emergency warming shelters to re-open after being closed for the season. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)
Des résidants du Colorado ont eu une vilaine surprise ce matin alors qu’une tempête printanière s’est abattue sur le centre et le nord-ouest de l’État. Certaines municipalités ont reçu jusqu’à 80 cm de neige.
La tempête Valérie a forcé la fermeture de nombreuses routes dans les Rocheuses et provoqué plusieurs pannes de courant.
Plusieurs refuges pour sans-abri de la ville de Boulder ont dû être exceptionnellement rouverts. Il s’agit de la première fois depuis 1971 que cette ville est frappée par une chute de neige un 18 mai.
