1Hurricanes and tornados are two of nature’s destructive forces. 2Hurricanes bring high winds, high seas, and vast amounts of rain. 3High seas rip into the shore line and cause massive flooding, while strong winds and rains can destroy homes, pull down power lines, and uproot trees. 4Tornados are no better. 5They can destroy a home, as easily as we pick up a snail, with their powerful wind funnel.
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1Hurricanes and tornados are two of nature’s destructive forces. 2Hurricanes bring high winds, high seas, and vast amounts of rain. 3High seas rip into the shore line and cause massive flooding, while strong winds and rains can destroy homes, pull down power lines, and uproot trees. 4Tornados are no better. 5They can destroy a home, as easily as we pick up a snail, with their powerful wind funnel. 
Which numbered sentence is the topic sentence? 



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