By using the data in Hubei automatic rainfall station and NCEP 1°×1° global reanalysis data,the vertical helicity analysis on the rainstorm weather process which happened in Hubei Province during June 28-30 in 2009 was done.The results showed that the spatial and temporal evolution characteristic of vertical helicity could reflect well the occurrence time and the falling zone of strong precipitation in the situation that the strong vertical ascent movement in the whole layer stably maintained.The distribution of 700 hPa vertical helicity gradient big value area which was 6 h interval and the ∑θse(500+700+850) horizontal energy frontal zone superposition area both had the good directive significance for the falling zone of 6 h heavy precipitation.The zone where the heavy precipitation appeared had the configuration of positive vertical helicity in the low layer and the negative vertical helicity in the high layer.When the positive vertical helicity in the low layer was slightly higher than the negative vertical helicity in the high layer,it favored the generation of heavy rainstorm center.
