Minecraft wiki entry for Thunderstorm_survival, associated text: Keep your health high to avoid a higher risk of dying. Try to keep your Hunger bar full to keep healing, and if it gets below 6 (), you won't be able to sprint. In case of this, you should keep a food store, so that you can grab food if you happen to need some. An example of a good food to stock up on would be a potato. Remember that it is possible for lightning to strike you by surprise; however, there is only a small chance of this happening. Fortunately, lightning itself doesn't do much damage, but it will set you on fire, which is why it is good to bring a water bucket.