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About 4 to 6 inches. we have to watch for those heavy, hilly areas when you talk about that much rain. so there s the storm. tropical storm ida. 60 miles per hour moving north at only 8 miles per hour at this hour. finally working its way out of louisiana. it has been a very, very long night for these people. and the work is just beginning here, chad. okay. thank you so much for that update. it s so amazing. they had 65 inches of rain, which is more than they usually get in a whole year by this time. so that storm came in and everything is soaking wet. you know, all of new orleans is without power this morning. across louisiana, more than a million customers are in the dark. cnn s mattie romero is live on the grounds. reporter: it s a transmission line damaged due to hurricane ida and that s the reason why we lost power here in new orleans for the entire city. we ll turn off our lights to show you just how dark it is here on bourbon street. pitch black outside. ....