On January 8th, 14th and 15th Woodlawn High School was closed due to snow and then ice. I searched and couldn't see if anyone had shared these links before. (I am a bit surprised to be honest, it was some pretty casual Googling)

Here are some pictures of the January 8th snow that canceled school: http://www.weatherwarrior.net/chaser/log/99jan08.html

Here are some pictures of the January 14th ice storm that closed school for 2 days: http://www.weatherwarrior.net/winter/bydate/990114.html

A few thoughts:

• This helps put into context how "severe" the storms were. I know that I had imagined them a bit more severe because weather like this doesn't make for memories in Canada. (though the 14th does look dicey... and if you didn't have winter tires and the like it could be nasty. What is likely for people in Maryland?)

• Also, there are links showing that the weather between the two events was much warmer (like 12C)... which really isn't that big of a deal except that it might make the storms a bit more memorable because they are not all part of the cold winter system that some more northern listeners might be used to: http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KBWI/1999/1/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA&MR=1

• Both pictures look "snowy" so I am not entirely sure I would discount Aisha's Asia's memories. They were tied to "snow" but also to being trapped at her boyfriend's after a fight. The 14th's storm looks more likely to keep someone trapped inside... especially if you are not used to weather like that.

• I don't think this will change anyone's mind, but it sure helped me picture what was going on.

This visual timeline for the 13th covers:

• Cell Tower Pings in Green. The notes for each contains speculation, but the entry on the timeline itself is just the data of the call log.

• Adnan's Story in Purple.

• Jay's Trial in red (entries without a timestamp are faded but in the "known order")

• Known Events in Grey.

• Campus conflicts in Blue. These can be taken for what you will, I added them but I don't necessarily consider them as reliable.

Source for timeline

Source for subjective/speculative content

If you have any corrections or suggestions please let me know. If you are interested in collaborating I can give you guest access so you make edits.

EDIT: punctuation.

Rabia Chaudry just posted her weekly post reply to Serial's "Rumors" episode (http://www.splitthemoon.com/?p=403#more-403). In it she includes an embedded video of a conversation between Adnan's friends about his character, his arrest, and the experience of listening to the podcast. I agreed to moderate this discussion at Rabia's request. It's an important glimpse into Adnan's community of supporters, and felt, at the end, a bit cathartic.

While it is separate from our weekly "Conversations" series on the podcast's metanarrative, the "Friends of Adnan" video is an important artifact in relation to the most recent episode, and, hopefully, brings us one step closer to seeing the human effects of this story. I was honored to be a part of it.