Kerry Jones is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the  National Weather Service Forecast Office in Albuquerque, NM,  a position he has held since October 2009.  Previously, Kerry served as a lead   forecaster at the NWS office in Albuquerque, and worked at offices in  Spokane, WA, and Norman, OK. Kerry began his NWS career in 1992. He works  closely with emergency managers and other key partners in the NWS  Albuquerque County Warning Area, which includes roughly the northern  two-thirds of New Mexico.

Kerry is a New Mexico native and  self-described weather geek who has a passion for developing new and  innovative ways to expand weather-related awareness and preparedness  programs to all sectors.   Kerry received a B.S. in Meteorology from the  University of Oklahoma in 1992 (after transferring from New Mexico  State University) and a Masters degree in Water Resources from the  University of New Mexico in 2007.