Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Biloxi, MS

Not necessarily, and that is a common misreading of this geography. Surge pushes up into Back Bay as well as onto the Sound shore, and the bay side can hold water longer because it drains more slowly once the surge recedes. Being away from the beach changes the timing and the direction rather than the exposure. Elevation relative to the water matters far more than which side of the peninsula you are on.

Those are two different risk profiles on one street, and it is worth knowing which you have. Elevated construction built to post-storm standards keeps the living space above the design flood level, so an event that fills a neighbor's ground floor may not reach it. Ground-level housing that predates those standards has no such margin. The practical implication is that neighborhood-level advice is close to useless; your own finished floor elevation is the number that matters.

Materials that held it generally come out rather than being dried in place. Salt stays behind after the water evaporates, keeps drawing moisture back, and corrodes fasteners, wiring, and mechanical parts for years afterward. Surfaces that remain need rinsing and testing rather than only drying. A scope written as though it were clean water will look finished and then produce electrical and corrosion problems months later.