diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 25afaa8..74dc008 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
           Built using real infrastructure: Proxmox • K3s • TrueNAS • VLAN segmentation • APRS RF Edge Systems
         </p>
 
-        <!-- ✅ FIXED METRICS -->
+        <!-- METRICS -->
         <div class="noc-metrics-grid">
           <div class="noc-metric">
             <h3 id="metric-nodes">--</h3>
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@
           </div>
         </div>
 
+        <!-- 🚨 ALERT PANEL -->
+        <div class="noc-alert-panel">
+          <div class="noc-alert-header">
+            <h3>🚨 NOC Alert Panel</h3>
+            <span>Top 3 System Notes</span>
+          </div>
+
+          <div id="noc-alert-list" class="noc-alert-list">
+            <p>Loading alerts...</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
         <!-- SYSTEM GRID -->
         <div id="noc-system-grid" class="noc-system-grid"></div>
 
diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index 4adc1ca..1b3de68 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   }
 
   loadNocStatus();
-
-  // Auto-refresh NOC dashboard every 30 seconds
   setInterval(loadNocStatus, 30000);
 });
 
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@ async function loadNocStatus() {
     const vlans = document.getElementById("metric-vlans");
     const edge = document.getElementById("metric-edge");
     const grid = document.getElementById("noc-system-grid");
+    const alertList = document.getElementById("noc-alert-list");
 
     if (!statusText || !nodes || !services || !vlans || !edge || !grid) {
       return;
@@ -33,10 +32,10 @@ async function loadNocStatus() {
 
     statusText.textContent = `${data.nocName} — ${data.status} — Last updated: ${data.lastUpdated}`;
 
-    nodes.textContent = data.summary.nodes;
-    services.textContent = data.summary.services;
-    vlans.textContent = data.summary.vlans;
-    edge.textContent = data.summary.edgeSystems;
+    animateMetric(nodes, data.summary.nodes);
+    animateMetric(services, data.summary.services);
+    animateMetric(vlans, data.summary.vlans);
+    animateMetric(edge, data.summary.edgeSystems);
 
     grid.innerHTML = "";
 
@@ -78,6 +77,10 @@ async function loadNocStatus() {
 
       grid.appendChild(card);
     });
+
+    if (alertList) {
+      renderAlerts(data.systems, alertList);
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     const statusText = document.getElementById("noc-status-text");
 
@@ -87,4 +90,59 @@ async function loadNocStatus() {
 
     console.error("Failed to load NOC status:", error);
   }
+}
+
+function animateMetric(element, value) {
+  element.classList.remove("metric-pop");
+  element.textContent = value;
+
+  void element.offsetWidth;
+  element.classList.add("metric-pop");
+}
+
+function renderAlerts(systems, alertList) {
+  const priority = systems
+    .map((system) => {
+      const severity = (system.severity || "Unknown").toLowerCase();
+      const status = (system.status || "").toLowerCase();
+
+      let score = 0;
+
+      if (severity.includes("critical") || status.includes("offline")) {
+        score = 3;
+      } else if (severity.includes("degraded")) {
+        score = 2;
+      } else if (severity.includes("unknown")) {
+        score = 1;
+      }
+
+      return { ...system, score };
+    })
+    .filter((system) => system.score > 0)
+    .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
+    .slice(0, 3);
+
+  if (priority.length === 0) {
+    alertList.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="noc-alert healthy">
+        <strong>All monitored systems healthy</strong>
+        <span>No critical or degraded systems detected.</span>
+      </div>
+    `;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  alertList.innerHTML = priority
+    .map((system) => {
+      const alertClass =
+        system.score === 3 ? "critical" : system.score === 2 ? "degraded" : "unknown";
+
+      return `
+        <div class="noc-alert ${alertClass}">
+          <strong>${system.name}</strong>
+          <span>${system.severity || system.status} • ${system.layer} • ${system.latency || "N/A"}</span>
+        </div>
+      `;
+    })
+    .join("");
 }
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diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index f347cb3..a8afa7f 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -647,4 +647,81 @@ a:hover {
   color: #ff5f56;
   background: rgba(255, 95, 86, 0.1);
   border: 1px solid rgba(255, 95, 86, 0.28);
+}
+
+.noc-alert-panel {
+  margin: 1.5rem 0;
+  padding: 1.25rem;
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+}
+
+.noc-alert-header {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+.noc-alert-header h3 {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.noc-alert-header span {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.noc-alert-list {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.noc-alert {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  border-left: 4px solid var(--accent-2);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);
+}
+
+.noc-alert span {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.noc-alert.healthy {
+  border-left-color: var(--accent-2);
+}
+
+.noc-alert.degraded {
+  border-left-color: var(--warning);
+}
+
+.noc-alert.critical {
+  border-left-color: #ff5f56;
+}
+
+.noc-alert.unknown {
+  border-left-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.metric-pop {
+  animation: metricPop 0.35s ease;
+}
+
+@keyframes metricPop {
+  0% {
+    transform: scale(0.96);
+    opacity: 0.7;
+  }
+
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
 }
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