where do yall check for outages and downed trees?

power went out this afternoon in that storm and I had to get over to my sisters in Benton. had no idea wich roads had trees down. Entergy outage map was slow and my phone barely had a signal. so where do you look for outages and blocked roads around Bryant?? and when Reynolds or hwy 5 is backed up whats your back way. I know Springhill and Boone Rd but thats about it. 30 yrs here and I still just guess lol. at least the smoker still works when the lights dont