Kerry Jones, KD5EFU
National Weather Service Forecast Office, Albuquerque (WX5ABQ)
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
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.