A Major long duration X2.3 solar flare was just observed at 20:16 UTC Feb 17 from newly assigned Active Region 13229. Associated with this blast was a R3 Radio Blackout with a strong Coronal Mass Ejection(CME) exiting the solar corona but will not have an earth bound component. Also a Type III radio emission with an estimated velocity of 2400 km/s was recorded. 
