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M1.9 solar flare from sunspot region 2339, incoming CME?

Old sunspot region 2322 which has received new sunspot number 2339 is now rotating back onto the earth-facing disk and it is still active. This sunspot region which was likely the source of numerous coronal mass ejections while on the farside of the Sun produced an M1.9 solar flare that peaked at 09:47 UTC.

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