diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Grid/index.stories.js b/ui/src/Components/Grid/index.stories.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab3fc7ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/Components/Grid/index.stories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+import { storiesOf } from "@storybook/react";
+
+import { Provider } from "mobx-react";
+
+import { MockAlert, MockAlertGroup } from "__mocks__/Alerts.js";
+import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
+import { SilenceFormStore } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
+import { UpstreamError } from "./UpstreamError";
+import { FatalError } from "./FatalError";
+import { UpgradeNeeded } from "./UpgradeNeeded";
+import { AlertGrid } from "./AlertGrid";
+
+import "App.scss";
+
+const MockGroup = (groupName, alertCount, active, suppressed, unprocessed) => {
+  let alerts = [];
+  for (let i = 1; i <= alertCount; i++) {
+    let state;
+    switch (true) {
+      case i > active && i <= active + suppressed:
+        state = "suppressed";
+        break;
+      case i > active + suppressed:
+        state = "unprocessed";
+        break;
+      default:
+        state = "active";
+    }
+    alerts.push(
+      MockAlert(
+        alertCount < 4
+          ? [
+              {
+                name: "dashboard",
+                value: "http://localhost",
+                visible: true,
+                isLink: true
+              },
+              {
+                name: "help",
+                value: "this is a summary text",
+                visible: true,
+                isLink: false
+              },
+              {
+                name: "hidden",
+                value: "this is hidden by default",
+                visible: false,
+                isLink: false
+              }
+            ]
+          : [],
+        { instance: `instance${i}` },
+        state
+      )
+    );
+  }
+  const group = MockAlertGroup(
+    { alertname: "Fake Alert", group: groupName },
+    alerts,
+    [],
+    {},
+    {}
+  );
+  return group;
+};
+
+storiesOf("Grid", module)
+  .addDecorator(storyFn => <div className="p-2">{storyFn()}</div>)
+  .add("UpstreamError", () => {
+    return <UpstreamError name="am1" message="Something failed" />;
+  })
+  .add("FatalError", () => {
+    return <FatalError message="Something failed" />;
+  })
+  .add("UpgradeNeeded", () => {
+    return <UpgradeNeeded newVersion="1.2.3" />;
+  })
+  .add("AlertGrid", () => {
+    const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
+    const settingsStore = new Settings();
+    const silenceFormStore = new SilenceFormStore();
+
+    alertStore.data.colors = {
+      group: {
+        group1: {
+          brightness: 50,
+          background: { red: 178, green: 55, blue: 247, alpha: 255 }
+        },
+        group2: {
+          brightness: 50,
+          background: { red: 200, green: 100, blue: 66, alpha: 255 }
+        },
+        group3: {
+          brightness: 205,
+          background: { red: 246, green: 176, blue: 247, alpha: 255 }
+        },
+        group4: {
+          brightness: 111,
+          background: { red: 115, green: 101, blue: 152, alpha: 255 }
+        }
+      },
+      instance: {
+        instance1: {
+          brightness: 50,
+          background: { red: 111, green: 65, blue: 40, alpha: 255 }
+        },
+        instance2: {
+          brightness: 50,
+          background: { red: 66, green: 99, blue: 66, alpha: 255 }
+        },
+        instance3: {
+          brightness: 150,
+          background: { red: 66, green: 250, blue: 123, alpha: 255 }
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    let groups = [];
+    for (let i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
+      const active = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(i / 3));
+      const suppressed = Math.max(0, i - 2 * Math.ceil(i / 3));
+      const unprocessed = Math.max(0, i - active - suppressed);
+
+      const id = `id${i}`;
+      const hash = `hash${i}`;
+      const group = MockGroup(`group${i}`, i, active, suppressed, unprocessed);
+      group.id = id;
+      group.hash = hash;
+      group.stateCount.active = active;
+      group.stateCount.suppressed = suppressed;
+      group.stateCount.unprocessed = unprocessed;
+      if (i < 3) {
+        group.shared.labels = {
+          cluster: `prod${i}`,
+          job: "textfile_exporter"
+        };
+      }
+      if (i < 5) {
+        group.shared.annotations = [
+          {
+            name: "summary",
+            value: "Only 5% free space left on /disk",
+            visible: true,
+            isLink: false
+          }
+        ];
+      }
+      groups.push(group);
+    }
+    alertStore.data.upstreams = {
+      counters: { total: 0, healthy: 1, failed: 0 },
+      instances: [{ name: "am", uri: "http://am", error: "" }],
+      clusters: { am: ["am"] }
+    };
+    alertStore.data.groups = groups;
+
+    return (
+      <Provider alertStore={alertStore}>
+        <AlertGrid
+          alertStore={alertStore}
+          settingsStore={settingsStore}
+          silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+        />
+      </Provider>
+    );
+  });
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/Labels/FilterInputLabel/index.stories.js b/ui/src/Components/Labels/FilterInputLabel/index.stories.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 22fc072a8..000000000
--- a/ui/src/Components/Labels/FilterInputLabel/index.stories.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-import React from "react";
-
-import { storiesOf } from "@storybook/react";
-
-import { AlertStore, NewUnappliedFilter } from "Stores/AlertStore";
-import { FilterInputLabel } from ".";
-
-import "App.scss";
-
-storiesOf("FilterInputLabel", module)
-  .addDecorator(storyFn => <div className="p-2">{storyFn()}</div>)
-  .add("applied => false", () => {
-    const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
-    const filter = NewUnappliedFilter(`@state=active`);
-    alertStore.filters.values = [filter];
-    return <FilterInputLabel alertStore={alertStore} filter={filter} />;
-  })
-  .add("isValid => false", () => {
-    const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
-    const filter = NewUnappliedFilter(`@state=active`);
-    filter.isValid = false;
-    alertStore.filters.values = [filter];
-    return <FilterInputLabel alertStore={alertStore} filter={filter} />;
-  })
-  .add("applied => true without counter badge", () => {
-    const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
-    alertStore.info.totalAlerts = 99;
-    const filter = NewUnappliedFilter(`@state=active`);
-    filter.applied = true;
-    filter.hits = 99;
-    alertStore.filters.values = [filter];
-    return <FilterInputLabel alertStore={alertStore} filter={filter} />;
-  })
-  .add("applied => true with counter badge", () => {
-    const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
-    const filter = NewUnappliedFilter(`@state=active`);
-    filter.applied = true;
-    filter.hits = 99;
-    alertStore.filters.values = [filter];
-    return <FilterInputLabel alertStore={alertStore} filter={filter} />;
-  });
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/MainModalContent.js b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/MainModalContent.js
index ee10a468d..55c27c08e 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/MainModalContent.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/MainModalContent.js
@@ -35,18 +35,26 @@ const MainModalContent = observer(
     static propTypes = {
       alertStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(AlertStore).isRequired,
       settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired,
-      onHide: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+      onHide: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+      openTab: PropTypes.oneOf(Object.values(TabNames))
+    };
+    static defaultProps = {
+      openTab: TabNames.Configuration
     };
 
-    tab = observable(
-      {
-        current: TabNames.Configuration,
-        setTab(newTab) {
-          this.current = newTab;
-        }
-      },
-      { setTab: action.bound }
-    );
+    constructor(props) {
+      super(props);
+
+      this.tab = observable(
+        {
+          current: props.openTab,
+          setTab(newTab) {
+            this.current = newTab;
+          }
+        },
+        { setTab: action.bound }
+      );
+    }
 
     render() {
       const { alertStore, settingsStore, onHide } = this.props;
@@ -87,4 +95,4 @@ const MainModalContent = observer(
   }
 );
 
-export { MainModalContent };
+export { MainModalContent, TabNames };
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/index.stories.js b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/index.stories.js
index fb2f70b25..572274930 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/MainModal/index.stories.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/MainModal/index.stories.js
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ import { storiesOf } from "@storybook/react";
 
 import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
 import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
-import { MainModalContent } from "./MainModalContent";
+import { MainModalContent, TabNames } from "./MainModalContent";
 
 import "App.scss";
 
 storiesOf("MainModal", module)
   .addDecorator(storyFn => (
-    <div className="modal d-block" role="dialog">
+    <div className="overflow-auto modal d-block" role="dialog">
       <div className="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document">
         <div className="modal-content">{storyFn()}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
   ))
-  .add("content", () => {
+  .add("Configuration", () => {
     const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
     const settingsStore = new Settings();
     return (
@@ -27,4 +27,17 @@ storiesOf("MainModal", module)
         isVisible={true}
       />
     );
+  })
+  .add("Help", () => {
+    const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
+    const settingsStore = new Settings();
+    return (
+      <MainModalContent
+        alertStore={alertStore}
+        settingsStore={settingsStore}
+        onHide={() => {}}
+        isVisible={true}
+        openTab={TabNames.Help}
+      />
+    );
   });
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/NavBar/index.stories.js b/ui/src/Components/NavBar/index.stories.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebf5745ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/Components/NavBar/index.stories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+import { storiesOf } from "@storybook/react";
+
+import { AlertStore, NewUnappliedFilter } from "Stores/AlertStore";
+import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
+import { SilenceFormStore } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
+import { NavBar } from ".";
+
+import "App.scss";
+
+const NewFilter = (raw, name, matcher, value, applied, isValid, hits) => {
+  const filter = NewUnappliedFilter(raw);
+  filter.name = name;
+  filter.matcher = matcher;
+  filter.value = value;
+  filter.applied = applied;
+  filter.isValid = isValid;
+  filter.hits = hits;
+  return filter;
+};
+
+storiesOf("NavBar", module)
+  .addDecorator(storyFn => (
+    <div className="overflow-auto modal d-block" role="dialog">
+      <div className="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document">
+        <div className="modal-content">{storyFn()}</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  ))
+  .add("NavBar", () => {
+    const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
+    const settingsStore = new Settings();
+    const silenceFormStore = new SilenceFormStore();
+
+    alertStore.info.totalAlerts = 197;
+    alertStore.data.colors = {
+      cluster: {
+        staging: {
+          brightness: 205,
+          background: { red: 246, green: 176, blue: 247, alpha: 255 }
+        }
+      },
+      region: {
+        AF: {
+          brightness: 111,
+          background: { red: 115, green: 101, blue: 152, alpha: 255 }
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    alertStore.filters.values = [
+      NewFilter("cluster=staging", "cluster", "=", "staging", true, true, 15),
+      NewFilter("region=AF", "region", "=", "AF", true, true, 180),
+      NewFilter(
+        "instance!=server1",
+        "instance",
+        "!=",
+        "server1",
+        false,
+        true,
+        0
+      ),
+      NewFilter("server!!!=", "", "", "", true, false, 0),
+      NewFilter("foo", "", "", "", true, true, 2)
+    ];
+
+    return (
+      <NavBar
+        alertStore={alertStore}
+        settingsStore={settingsStore}
+        silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
+      />
+    );
+  });
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.js
index 3987aade8..bf614a56d 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceForm.js
@@ -61,21 +61,29 @@ const SilenceForm = observer(
     static propTypes = {
       alertStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(AlertStore).isRequired,
       silenceFormStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(SilenceFormStore).isRequired,
-      settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired
+      settingsStore: PropTypes.instanceOf(Settings).isRequired,
+      previewOpen: PropTypes.bool
+    };
+    static defaultProps = {
+      previewOpen: false
     };
 
-    // store preview visibility state here, by default preview is collapsed
-    // and user needs to expand it
-    previewCollapse = observable(
-      {
-        hidden: true,
-        toggle() {
-          this.hidden = !this.hidden;
-        }
-      },
-      { toggle: action.bound },
-      { name: "Silence preview collpase toggle" }
-    );
+    constructor(props) {
+      super(props);
+
+      // store preview visibility state here, by default preview is collapsed
+      // and user needs to expand it
+      this.previewCollapse = observable(
+        {
+          hidden: !props.previewOpen,
+          toggle() {
+            this.hidden = !this.hidden;
+          }
+        },
+        { toggle: action.bound },
+        { name: "Silence preview collpase toggle" }
+      );
+    }
 
     componentDidMount() {
       const { silenceFormStore } = this.props;
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.js
index 5b183ec1a..24e5a081b 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/SilenceModalContent.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { SilenceForm } from "./SilenceForm";
 import { SilencePreview } from "./SilencePreview";
 import { SilenceSubmitController } from "./SilenceSubmit/SilenceSubmitController";
 
+import "./index.css";
+
 const SilenceModalContent = observer(
   class SilenceModalContent extends Component {
     static propTypes = {
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.js
index 5b81f1cfb..4397a729a 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.js
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
 import { Modal } from "Components/Modal";
 import { TooltipWrapper } from "Components/TooltipWrapper";
 
-import "./index.css";
-
 // https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/14603
 const SilenceModalContent = React.lazy(() =>
   import("./SilenceModalContent").then(module => ({
diff --git a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.stories.js b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.stories.js
index 3474dbb47..a4dda4e78 100644
--- a/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.stories.js
+++ b/ui/src/Components/SilenceModal/index.stories.js
@@ -4,30 +4,61 @@ import { storiesOf } from "@storybook/react";
 
 import { AlertStore } from "Stores/AlertStore";
 import { Settings } from "Stores/Settings";
-import { SilenceFormStore } from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
+import {
+  SilenceFormStore,
+  NewEmptyMatcher,
+  MatcherValueToObject
+} from "Stores/SilenceFormStore";
 import { SilenceModalContent } from "./SilenceModalContent";
 
 import "App.scss";
 
+const MockMatcher = (name, values, isRegex) => {
+  const matcher = NewEmptyMatcher();
+  matcher.name = name;
+  matcher.values = values.map(v => MatcherValueToObject(v));
+  matcher.isRegex = isRegex;
+  return matcher;
+};
+
 storiesOf("SilenceModalContent", module)
   .addDecorator(storyFn => (
-    <div className="modal d-block" role="dialog">
+    <div className="modal d-block overflow-auto" role="dialog">
       <div className="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document">
         <div className="modal-content">{storyFn()}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
   ))
-  .add("content", () => {
+  .add("SilenceModalContent", () => {
     const alertStore = new AlertStore([]);
     const settingsStore = new Settings();
     const silenceFormStore = new SilenceFormStore();
+
     silenceFormStore.toggle.visible = true;
+    silenceFormStore.data.matchers = [
+      MockMatcher("cluster", ["prod"], false),
+      MockMatcher("instance", ["server1", "server3"], true),
+      MockMatcher(
+        "tooLong",
+        [
+          "12345",
+          "Some Alerts With A Ridiculously Long Name To Test Label Truncation In All The Places We Render Those Alerts"
+        ],
+        true
+      )
+    ];
+    silenceFormStore.data.addEmptyMatcher();
+    silenceFormStore.data.author = "me@example.com";
+    silenceFormStore.data.comment = "fake silence";
+    silenceFormStore.data.resetStartEnd();
+
     return (
       <SilenceModalContent
         alertStore={alertStore}
         silenceFormStore={silenceFormStore}
         settingsStore={settingsStore}
         onHide={() => {}}
+        previewOpen={true}
       />
     );
   });