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In its 5 pm press briefing, PAGASA reported that Gener is expected to make landfall on Monday evening or Tuesday morning, September 17, in the vicinity of Isabela or Aurora
Claim: According to a September 16 weather update, tropical cyclone Gener is now a super typhoon and Signal No. 4 has been raised over the Philippines.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim was posted on September 16 and has 28,325 views as of writing. It was posted by a channel with 88,800 subscribers.
The thumbnail of the video says, “Super typhoon! Bagong bagyong Gener, matinding danyos ang dadalhin sa Pilipinas!” (Super typhoon! New tropical cyclone Gener will bring huge damage to the Philippines!)
Meanwhile, its title claims that Signal No. 4 has been raised due to Gener.
The facts: Based on the 8 pm tropical cyclone bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), tropical cyclone Gener is classified as a tropical depression. Signal No. 1 is the highest wind signal number that can be raised for a tropical depression.
Gener was last located 240 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and gustiness of 70 km/h. For a tropical cyclone to be classified as a super typhoon, it needs to have maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h or higher.
Signal No. 1 is raised over Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, and northern portions of Quezon province (General Nakar, Infanta, Real), and Polillo Islands.
ALSO ON RAPPLER
In its 5 pm press briefing, PAGASA reported that Gener is expected to make landfall on Monday evening or Tuesday morning, September 17, in the vicinity of Isabela or Aurora. It is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility between late Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
The weather bureau also said it is not ruling out the possibility of Gener reaching tropical storm category or slightly weakening before landfall.
Gener is the country’s seventh tropical cyclone for 2024, and the third for September.
Debunked: The YouTube channel that posted the misleading video has a history of posting false claims, typically weather-related claims with sensationalist titles.
Rappler has debunked these claims:
For weather updates: For legitimate weather updates, visit PAGASA’s official website, X (formerly Twitter) page, and YouTube channel. Updates can also be found on Rappler’s Philippine weather page. – Ailla Dela Cruz/Rappler.com
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