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OkArkSkywarn Advisory Comittee

OkArkSkywarn Advisory Chairman - Kelly Baker - N5TUG


Kelly B. works for KMO Property Management in Tulsa and is an avid spotter. He has chaired the EOK/NWAR SKYWARN Advisory Committee off and on since 2001. Kelly has worked long and hard with this team to help ensure it embodies the goals and ideals of SKYWARN.





NWS Tulsa Warning Coordination Meteorologist - W5SVR
Ed Calianese -



Ed Calianese is the WCM for the NWS TUlsa office.

Ed most recently hails from another great plains severe weather location in Lubbock, TX. where he was the WCM for that office as well. He has been involved in Skywarn since 1991 and actually moved to the great plains from the East Coast specifically to work in severe weather meteorology. He has now landed in Oklahoma which he has described as a severe weather enthusiast's greatest classroom and playground!

It's the passion for understanding and forecasting this type of weather that make great WCM's and we are extremely lucky to have Ed in the Tulsa office!


EOK/NWAR SKYWARN Advisory Committee - Joel Genung - W5VVN


Joel has been on the advisory comittee since 1999 and has spent countless hours helping to organize and support the Skywarn initiative for our many communities!
With an interest in severe weather dating back to 1955 and a deep appreciation for the impacts severe weather can have on a community, Joel brings great passion and a steady hand to the helm of our organization.  Joel is also active in the theatre and regularly serves as a stage hand for many theatre productions at the Performing Arts Center in Tulsa.

Per Joel: "Oklahoma is probably the greatest severe weather arena on the planet and a good storm spotter is the first line of defense against its wrath."



EOK/NWAR SKYWARN Advisory Committee - Jon Green - WX5NCO

Jon has been a consistent member of our NCO operations since 2003 and Joined the advisory committee in 2005. Jon spend a lot of time on-air during our severe weather nets and does a great job for Skywarn.




Webmaster - Steve Bluford - KD5JQG


Steve B. is currently a Senior Information Specialist for EDS in Tulsa. He has been active in Skywarn activities since 1997 and occasionally servers as a net controller group when not chasing or spotting storms.

Steve has spent many hours building our website and enjoys adding tools and features that help Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas provide the best skywarn program possible.