Wow, I'm surprised to see any activity on the Mississippi this morning. Maybe they're just heading for the Riverwalk. /tacky humor
This camera can also be run in streaming mode. I was watching it for the past several minutes. I saw a tug go by - downstream, toward the storm! [I assume the W Hotel shown is on the East Bank?] It looked like the lowest clouds (known in the lingo of the aviation community as scud) were racing by. It looked like the River is either flowing upstream or there are some pretty good wind waves going in that direction. It would be interesting for someone who has more familiarity than me with this camera's location to run it in streaming mode (as long as it holds out) and provide ongoing updates / commentary.
Whitecaps on the river now on this one.