Deleted Event Log Alerting Rule Still Generating Thousands of Alerts

I deleted a rule that is somehow still sending a ton of alerts.
---Deleted Rule
---Deleted agent server from SCOM
I cannot find where this is coming from.
Any tips guys?
Thanks

Hi You may want to check on the sql level to see if the agent is existing as a ghost. Follow this post to get the verification and remediation http://scompanion.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/ghostorphaned-entries-in-scom-console-windows-computer-view/
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